Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	42.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	20 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180528
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '22 at 08:19
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420 65,927 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Memory 63.2 1-Core 86.4 2-Core 135 56% 94.9 Pts	4-Core 276 8-Core 435 44% 355 Pts	64-Core 427 26% 427 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0551) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5161 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.74% Terrible	Lighting 3 Reflection 55.6 Parallax 1.4 2% 20 fps	MRender 4.9 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.7 3% 3.97 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.74% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF2204RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 102 110 115 106 104 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 402 Write 317 Mixed 279 SusWrite 121 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 23.5 4K Mixed 11.9 52% 17.1 MB/s	DQ Read 86.2 DQ Write 77.6 DQ Mixed 32.9 38% 65.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 56%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 251GB free Firmware: 2BE10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 82 82 82 81 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 99.1 Write 78.7 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 81.4 60% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.1 231% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 24GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1600, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	46% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 15 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 15.5 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 119 34% 119 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 671 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR4

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	242x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	139x
Core i7-3740QMIntel $220Bench 64%, 14,369 samples	78x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	355x
GTX 660MNvidiaBench 7%, 7,381 samples	83x
GTX 680MNvidiaBench 19%, 1,365 samples	76x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
MX500 1TBCrucial $80Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	16x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	40x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	19x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples	19x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $520

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16