Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	54.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	9.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '17 at 17:47
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Memory 78.5 1-Core 91 2-Core 180 67% 117 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 447 49% 387 Pts	64-Core 450 28% 450 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.3% 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. 10.18.10.4276 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 2% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z233 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 23 100 535 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1360 (A6) Unknown 100 100 210 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 261 (A9) Unknown 100 100 153 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 264 (AE) Unknown 100 100 412 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 44 100 287762808888 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 6 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 2395 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 26810 (F1) Unknown 253 253 14167 (F2) Unknown 253 253 11671	54.5% Above average	Read 456 Write 177 Mixed 192 60% 275 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 51.6 4K Mixed 4.1 62% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 25.9 64% 135 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 78%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB-$71 14,401 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 85GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 393 (03) Spinup time 186 180 1675 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5973 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 11491 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3573 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 792 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 136 136 194101 (C2) HDA temperature 100 79 47 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	38.9% Below average	Read 68.4 Write 67.1 Mixed 15.7 37% 50.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.16 63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 SHARETRONIC 12GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1333, 1066 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	41.1% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 12.9 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 13.4 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 41%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 7%

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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	77x

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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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