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 as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive253% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
SystemAlienware m17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m17 R4
Memory25 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211029
Uptime19 Days
Run DateJan 06 '22 at 19:37
Run Duration280 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10870H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 93.3
1-Core 140
2-Core 261
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 769
73% 606 Pts
64-Core 1,353
84% 1,353 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1572 1581 1510 1405 1510 1349 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
253% Outstanding
Read 1,318
Write 2,189
Mixed 907
SusWrite 1488
334% 1,475 MB/s
4K Read 50
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 70.9
222% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,072
DQ Write 746
DQ Mixed 840
646% 886 MB/s
Poor: 221%
This bench: 253%
Great: 431%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$160
2TB free
Firmware: RKT401.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2340 2443 2240 2105 2136 2096 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
280% Outstanding
Read 898
Write 2,305
Mixed 1,275
SusWrite 2,226
383% 1,676 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 63.8
206% 74.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,108
DQ Write 867
DQ Mixed 1,023
756% 1,000 MB/s
Poor: 207%
This bench: 280%
Great: 500%
WDC CH SN530 SDBPTPZ-1T00-1024 931GB
816GB free
Firmware: 08.04.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 948 521 513 519 520 519 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
181% Outstanding
Read 894
Write 1,270
Mixed 689
SusWrite 590
194% 861 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 61.4
204% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,204
DQ Write 877
DQ Mixed 952
735% 1,011 MB/s
Poor: 98%
This bench: 181%
Great: 233%
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 (93rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
85.8% Excellent
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 33.4
MC Mixed 23.4
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 40.3
SC Mixed 28.7
82% 28.7 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m17 R4 Builds (Compare 318 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier

System: Alienware m17 R4

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