Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics8.6% 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 Drive200% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 29 '17 at 05:33
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3920XM
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 120
2-Core 232
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 572
64% 502 Pts
64-Core 574
36% 574 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660M
Dell(1028 0551) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7892
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.6% Terrible
Lighting 9
Reflection 8.96
Parallax 10.7
7% 9.54 fps
MRender 13.9
Gravity 12.6
Splatting 13.9
11% 13.4 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.6%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Raid 0 1TB
575GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
200% Outstanding
Read 988
Write 965
Mixed 991
220% 981 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 304
4K Mixed 49.3
271% 128 MB/s
DQ Read 452
DQ Write 511
DQ Mixed 211
234% 392 MB/s
Poor: 162%
This bench: 200%
Great: 203%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 2000 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.1% Good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 24.2
MC Mixed 22.3
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 20.4
56% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 77%

 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

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