Alienware m17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics48.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive125% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware m17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m17 R3
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210202
Uptime7 Days
Run DateJun 09 '21 at 01:57
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 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 i7-10750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Memory 93.4
1-Core 145
2-Core 270
95% 169 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 857
85% 696 Pts
64-Core 1,094
68% 1,094 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 5500M
Dell(1028 09CE) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.18.07
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48.6% Average
Lighting 64.7
Reflection 61.3
Parallax 106
53% 77.5 fps
MRender 51.1
Gravity 65
Splatting 37.5
41% 51.2 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Cl1-3d256-q11 NVMe SSSTC 256GB
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22301115 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 250 181 182 182 172 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 1,659
Write 1,069
Mixed 869
SusWrite 232
212% 957 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 45.3
4K Mixed 16.8
78% 27.8 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 595
DQ Mixed 226
244% 398 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 125%
Great: 168%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
778GB free
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2015 1723 1722 1714 1720 1723 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
260% Outstanding
Read 1,228
Write 2,197
Mixed 1,537
SusWrite 1,769
383% 1683 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 60.5
200% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,022
DQ Write 790
DQ Mixed 930
689% 914 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 260%
Great: 347%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 4ATS1G64HZ-2G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 33.2
MC Mixed 23.4
85% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 34.2
SC Mixed 25.6
75% 26.2 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 70%
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System: Alienware m17 R3

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