Alienware M17x

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Alienware M17x (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware
Memory	2.8 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20110117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '21 at 16:08
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 Q 840-$85 1,339 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.85 GHz, turbo 1.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Memory 89.8 1-Core 52.6 2-Core 108 54% 83.6 Pts	4-Core 157 8-Core 237 24% 197 Pts	64-Core 239 15% 239 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5870 3,040 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Dell(1028 043A) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	3.86% Terrible	Lighting 5.2 Reflection 4.9 Parallax 4.8 4% 4.97 fps	MRender 4.1 Gravity 4.1 Splatting 3.4 3% 3.87 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 3.86% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB-$80 4,893 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 188 196 178 180 195 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.6% Average	Read 216 Write 199 Mixed 193 SusWrite 188 45% 199 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 29.4 4K Mixed 20.1 63% 21.2 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 130 103% 144 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 91%
Samsung HM500JI 500GB-$100 8,795 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 332GB free Firmware: 2AC101C4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 75 79 79 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 74.5 Write 53 Mixed 49 SusWrite 75.8 46% 63.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 0198 KF073F-ELD 6GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	32.9% Below average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 9.7 MC Mixed 9.7 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 9.9 27% 9.5 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 39%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	17.1"	1280 720	SEC5443

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 52%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware M17x

CPU
Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples	13x
Core i7 Q 820Intel $119Bench 52%, 2,269 samples	9x
Core i7 X 920Intel $90Bench 57%, 998 samples	9x

GPU
Mobility Radeon HD 4870ATIBench 8%, 153 samples	27x
Mobility Radeon HD 5870AMDBench 9%, 3,040 samples	25x
GeForce GTX 260MNvidiaBench 5%, 1,120 samples	7x

SSD
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $28Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	3x
PM800 Series 2.5" 256GBSamsungBench 24%, 1,200 samples	3x
SH103S3480G 480GBKingstonBench 56%, 32 samples	3x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	14x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	8x
M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 41%, 10,285 samples	5x

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Total price: $248

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16