Alienware m17

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware m17 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0GW6VK
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210929
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '22 at 02:01
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8750H 442,631 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	77% Very good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 103 2-Core 197 74% 128 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 584 60% 481 Pts	64-Core 707 44% 707 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070 (Mobile Max-Q) 10,818 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Dell(1028 08A2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 108 Reflection 102 Parallax 104 88% 105 fps	Gravity 96.1 Splatting 86.5 80% 91.3 fps
Poor: 52% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM871b M.2 2280 512GB 655 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 255GB free (System drive) Firmware: MVT22D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 396 434 448 403 444 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 433 Mixed 376 SusWrite 428 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 46.4 150% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 120%
Kingston SSDNow KC400 512GB-$180 2,804 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 281GB free Firmware: SAFM001B SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 476 474 477 465 466 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 438 Write 433 Mixed 274 SusWrite 472 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 68 4K Mixed 24 100% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 66.3 122% 242 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CRC 2x16GB 7,581 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 25.3 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 22.8 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 82%

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

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Gaming 12%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 11%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware m17

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	202x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	151x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	24x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	196x
RTX 2070 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 79%, 10,818 samples	87x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples	71x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	33x
PC401 SK hy 512GBNvmeBench 145%, 2,079 samples	18x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	15x

RAM
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 13,906 samples	79x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 18,486 samples	48x
HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 2x16GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,839 samples	41x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $46

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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