Alienware m17 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive311% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 77% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemAlienware m17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m17 R4
Memory24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210409
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 28 '21 at 00:46
Run Duration230 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%
CPU Throttled 77%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10980HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 93.1
1-Core 139
2-Core 240
90% 157 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 711
71% 577 Pts
64-Core 1,087
67% 1,087 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics
Dell(1028 0A75) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 173
Parallax 9.2
5% 62.9 fps
Gravity 7.5
Splatting 12.3
9% 9.9 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
701GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1900 2222 2271 1831 1616 1620 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
311% Outstanding
Read 2,148
Write 2,285
Mixed 1,745
SusWrite 1,910
456% 2,022 MB/s
4K Read 51.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 68.7
222% 75.2 MB/s
DQ Read 997
DQ Write 757
DQ Mixed 842
639% 865 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 311%
Great: 372%
PC SN530 NVMe WDC 512GB
415GB free
Firmware: 21113012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 815 431 432 433 434 433 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 821
Write 936
Mixed 797
SusWrite 496
172% 763 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 63.2
208% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,140
DQ Write 824
DQ Mixed 934
711% 966 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 172%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMAB2GS6AMR6N-XN 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB Row of chips DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
82.6% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 22.2
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 35.9
SC Mixed 27.4
79% 27.5 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware m17 R4

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