Alienware m17 R3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	137% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware m17 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware m17 R3
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200727
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '21 at 04:07
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10750H 206,796 User benchmarks, average bench 77% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 121 2-Core 226 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 678 66% 542 Pts	64-Core 811 50% 811 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super Mobile) 7,378 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Dell(1028 09CF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 108 Reflection 125 Parallax 111 88% 115 fps	Gravity 101 Splatting 98.9 89% 100 fps
Poor: 79% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kbg30zms512g TOSHIBA 512GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 252GB free (System drive) Firmware: ADGA0102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 687 348 281 360 350 335 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 759 Write 648 Mixed 716 SusWrite 394 141% 629 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 50.4 169% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 933 DQ Write 428 DQ Mixed 677 503% 679 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 160%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234 10,709 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 435GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1329 1067 1007 977 1032 992 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,204 Write 1,960 Mixed 1,167 SusWrite 1,067 306% 1,350 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 88.5 4K Mixed 54.6 180% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 990 DQ Write 814 DQ Mixed 901 675% 902 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 371%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 793GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 46 48 47 45 47 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	491% Outstanding	Read 5,023 Write 49 Mixed 98.9 SusWrite 46.4 271% 1,304 MB/s	4K Read 712 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 5.5 1,088% 240 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 491% Great: 435%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB 8,393 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 219GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 255 248 258 260 257 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 372 Write 369 Mixed 358 SusWrite 273 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 35.3 4K Mixed 25.3 80% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 99.3 DQ Mixed 110 80% 104 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CTD 2x8GB 4,611 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.9% Good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 20.7 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 21.2 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 66.1 61% 66.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 84%

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 70%

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System: Alienware m17 R3

CPU
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples	207x
Core i9-10980HKIntelBench 84%, 7,777 samples	54x
Core i7-10875HIntelBench 79%, 35,361 samples	42x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super Mobile)NvidiaBench 98%, 7,378 samples	132x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	77x
RTX 2080S (Super Mobile)NvidiaBench 116%, 2,359 samples	34x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 1TBIntelBench 242%, 17,176 samples	39x
SN730 NVMe WDC 1024GBPCBench 229%, 3,901 samples	25x
NVMe KIOXIA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 262%, 4,912 samples	18x

RAM
M471A2G44AM0-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 74%, 4,312 samples	104x
HMAA1GS6CMR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 76%, 6,382 samples	79x
4ATS1G64HZ-2G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 75%, 6,362 samples	59x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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