Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics14.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive83.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 14 '21 at 20:31
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
69.5% Good
Memory 80.3
1-Core 87.7
2-Core 182
67% 117 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 446
48% 382 Pts
64-Core 449
28% 449 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680M
Dell(1028 0551) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8912
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
14.8% Very poor
Lighting 15.4
Reflection 24.2
Parallax 30.1
13% 23.2 fps
MRender 29
Gravity 18.3
Splatting 23.2
19% 23.5 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.8%
Great: 31%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140
731GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 351 378 385 382 384 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Read 419
Write 394
Mixed 311
SusWrite 361
84% 371 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 52.3
4K Mixed 27.2
94% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 250
217% 323 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI NT2GC64B88G0NS-DI NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI NT2GC64B88G0NS-DI 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
55.8% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 18.1
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 17.1
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 80
50% 80 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 671 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $520
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