Alienware x17 R1

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	461% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 78% 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.

System	Alienware x17 R1 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware x17 R1
Memory	53.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211104
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '22 at 18:15
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	78%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11980HK 1,108 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 73 1-Core 175 2-Core 351 104% 200 Pts	4-Core 680 8-Core 1,189 113% 934 Pts	64-Core 1,638 101% 1,638 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0A8F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.100.9921 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 9.4 Reflection 195 Parallax 11.5 8% 72 fps	Gravity 13.2 Splatting 10.3 10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 5% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 1,660 User benchmarks, average bench 427% 3.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2470 2680 2732 2777 3029 3060 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	461% Outstanding	Read 4,188 Write 3,145 Mixed 2,658 SusWrite 2,791 715% 3,196 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 82.3 274% 95.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,266 DQ Write 439 DQ Mixed 966 684% 890 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 461% Great: 672%
Samsung Portable SSD T3 2TB 220 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	8.36% Terrible	Read 40.6 Write 18.2 Mixed 23 SusWrite 17.2 6% 24.8 MB/s	4K Read 9.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 3.1 20% 4.9 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 8.36% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata AO1E34RCTV2-BZWS 2x31.5GB 233 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 2 slots used 63GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 33.3 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 20.8 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 94.5 42% 94.5 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 103%

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Workstation 14%

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System: Alienware x17 R1

CPU
Core i7-11800HIntelBench 88%, 56,029 samples	334x
Core i9-11980HKIntelBench 93%, 1,108 samples	83x
0000IntelBench 91%, 992 samples	3x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 7%, 53,008 samples	169x
RTX 3070 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 114%, 45,297 samples	127x
RTX 3080 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 125%, 16,265 samples	112x

SSD
Micron 2300 1024GBNvmeBench 223%, 2,439 samples	68x
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	52x
PC711 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 277%, 3,587 samples	45x

RAM
M471A1G44BB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 64%, 6,868 samples	43x
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 26,875 samples	42x
AO1E34RCSV1-BD7S 2x16GBAdataBench 89%, 282 samples	39x

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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