Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics76.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive87.5% 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.
Memory28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB 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.
CPU throttled at 93% 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.
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory21.6 GB free of 28 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20180528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 09 '22 at 07:49
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User MDA-User
Background CPU0%
CPU Throttled 93%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3940XM-$344
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Memory 86.2
1-Core 107
2-Core 186
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 318
8-Core 452
48% 385 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
GTX 1070 DEDICATED
Dell(1028 057B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
76.3% Very good
Lighting 91.1
Reflection 123
Parallax 94.5
74% 103 fps
MRender 95.5
Gravity 93.3
Splatting 103
80% 97.3 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
607GB free
Firmware: M3CR033
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 394 422 431 428 387 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
90% Outstanding
Read 445
Write 419
Mixed 377
SusWrite 381
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 50.2
4K Mixed 32.9
105% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 288
235% 335 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 90%
Great: 125%
Liteonit LMT-256M3M mSATA 256GB
131GB free
Firmware: VZDB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 214 225 228 229 226 MB/s
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
48.6% Average
Read 243
Write 220
Mixed 182
SusWrite 209
48% 213 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 28.9
4K Mixed 16.8
64% 21.1 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 104
90% 134 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 77%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
422GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR033
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 391 421 432 437 395 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Read 443
Write 412
Mixed 374
SusWrite 385
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 49.2
4K Mixed 31.5
100% 34.3 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 289
230% 320 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 Kingston HX318S9IB/8 Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB Kingston HX318S9IB/8 28GB
1600, 1777, 1600, 1777 MHz
8192, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.2% Above average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 14.8
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 17.1
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 51%

 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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