Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics14% 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 Drive58.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory22GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 22GB 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.
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory12 GB free of 22 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180528
Uptime20.7 Days
Run DateDec 04 '21 at 03:48
Run Duration233 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
66.8% Good
Memory 81.3
1-Core 86.5
2-Core 163
65% 110 Pts
4-Core 283
8-Core 434
44% 358 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680M
Dell(1028 0551) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.2531
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
14% Very poor
Lighting 13.9
Reflection 24.2
Parallax 30.1
11% 22.7 fps
MRender 28.6
Gravity 18.8
Splatting 23.6
19% 23.7 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
122GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 360 288 203 242 211 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
58.4% Above average
Read 402
Write 385
Mixed 310
SusWrite 284
78% 345 MB/s
4K Read 15.7
4K Write 28.1
4K Mixed 19.7
64% 21.2 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 43.8
DQ Mixed 60.2
58% 94.7 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 99%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
139GB free
Firmware: 0006DEM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 94 90 73 63 72 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
46.9% Average
Read 82.9
Write 86.5
Mixed 53.5
SusWrite 80.6
56% 75.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 58%
Seagate Desktop 8TB
4TB free
Firmware: 040B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 163 166 156 165 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
78.3% Very good
Read 109
Write 107
Mixed 93.5
SusWrite 162
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 5.8
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.6
369% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT2GC64B88G0NS-DI CT102464BF186D.M16 NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI CT102464BF186D.M16 22GB
1600, 1777, 1600, 1777 MHz
2048, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49.1% Average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 15
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 15.6
44% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 670 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $520
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HDDRAMUSB
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