Alienware M17xR3

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	20.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Alienware M17xR3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR3
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120820
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '21 at 11:10
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2720QM-$85 7,798 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 78 1-Core 84.1 2-Core 162 63% 108 Pts	4-Core 282 8-Core 395 43% 339 Pts	64-Core 406 25% 406 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7970M 939 User benchmarks, average bench 21% Dell(1028 0490) 2GB Driver: 21.5.2 Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	20.5% Poor	Lighting 25.7 Reflection 31.5 Parallax 36.9 21% 31.4 fps	MRender 25.2 Gravity 26.9 Splatting 21.2 20% 24.4 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 24%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 140 109 40 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 460 Write 430 Mixed 350 SusWrite 113 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 36.1 4K Mixed 22.2 75% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 202 180% 273 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 97%
Hitachi HTS725050A9A364 500GB 7,947 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 105GB free Firmware: PC4OC70E SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 69 68 69 68 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 52.4 Write 51.5 Mixed 35.4 SusWrite 68.2 38% 51.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KN2M64-ETB PSD38G13332S KN2M64-ETB PSD38G13332S 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 15.2 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 16 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 84.4 47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 27: 5R 0G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
27%	16%	43	96	14	60	17.3"	1920 1080	LGD02DA

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 53%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware M17xR3

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	70x
Core i7-2760QMIntel $130Bench 60%, 10,423 samples	65x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	45x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	67x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	61x
GeForce GTX 580MNvidiaBench 13%, 434 samples	44x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	8x
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $89Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	10x
HMT351S6BFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 51%, 254 samples	9x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 44%, 326 samples	8x

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Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $309

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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