Alienware M17xR3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics21.6% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 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.
SystemAlienware M17xR3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR3
Memory8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120820
Uptime16.5 Days
Run DateAug 04 '17 at 05:24
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2860QM-$469
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Memory 86.3
1-Core 91.2
2-Core 174
69% 117 Pts
4-Core 295
8-Core 435
46% 365 Pts
64-Core 415
26% 415 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 580M
Dell(1028 0490) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 306.97
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
21.6% Poor
Lighting 14.7
Reflection 17.6
Parallax 13.5
12% 15.3 fps
MRender 19.8
Gravity 122
Splatting 16.6
40% 52.7 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 21.6%
Great: 20%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 1 Volume 750GB
559GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
52% Above average
Read 84.3
Write 96.7
Mixed 82.7
66% 87.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 1.61
4K Mixed 0.27
86% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 52%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5469-046.A00LF HMT325S6CFR8C-H9 99U5469-046.A00LF HMT325S6CFR8C-H9 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
47.5% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 17.3
MC Mixed 15
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 14.4
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17xR3 Builds (Compare 275 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 48% - Average Total price: $309
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