Alienware M17x

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	34.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB 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.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware M17x (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20110117
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '21 at 09:27
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing as expected (42^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 M 640 5,045 User benchmarks, average bench 43% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Memory 64.9 1-Core 81.2 2-Core 136 56% 94.1 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 196 26% 196 Pts	64-Core 198 12% 198 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 385GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFME1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 8.3 5.3 1.1 7.5 16 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34.6% Below average	Read 232 Write 175 Mixed 181 SusWrite 15.2 34% 151 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 28.6 4K Mixed 16.4 62% 20.6 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 146 104% 132 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 102%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2013)-$40 57,200 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 814GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 5.9 4 1.1 3.5 5.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 111 Write 105 Mixed 55.1 SusWrite 7.6 51% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 80AD HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 8GB 123 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	24.4% Poor	MC Read 7.8 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 10.2 24% 8.27 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 6.7 18% 6.5 GB/s	Latency 114 35% 114 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 50%

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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%	1	6	3	64	0"	1024 768

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 52%

Yacht

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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Value: 50% - Above average

Total price: $248

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 $184	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