Alienware M17x

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.53% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory8GB 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 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 M17x  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit Farben, ,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110304
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 20 '17 at 11:30
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Extreme
Socket 479, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
46.7% Average
Memory 70.6
1-Core 33.9
2-Core 68.3
39% 57.6 Pts
4-Core 134
8-Core 136
18% 135 Pts
64-Core 131
8% 131 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 260M
Dell(1028 02A1) 1GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 8.17.12.5738
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
5.53% Terrible
Lighting 7.37
Reflection 7.5
Parallax 2.56
6% 5.81 fps
MRender 6.62
Gravity 5.5
Splatting 5.04
5% 5.72 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.53%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$39
423GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0002
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
41% Average
Read 70.5
Write 72.6
Mixed 64.8
52% 69.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.19
4K Write 0.56
4K Mixed 0.17
37% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 41%
Great: 58%
WD Blue 2.5" 250GB (2009)-$30
232GB free
Firmware: 01.0
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
41.3% Average
Read 67.6
Write 76.2
Mixed 68.8
53% 70.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.27
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.38
80% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM 15h Reserved
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
17.9% Very poor
MC Read 5.9
MC Write 5.3
MC Mixed 5.2
16% 5.47 GB/s
SC Read 5.8
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 5.5
16% 5.43 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 17.9%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17x Builds (Compare 86 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17x

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