Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	49.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago.

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	2.5 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180528
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '23 at 08:42
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 (32^nd percentile)	58.7% Above average	Memory 70.9 1-Core 78.4 2-Core 149 58% 99.5 Pts	4-Core 254 8-Core 352 38% 303 Pts	64-Core 365 23% 365 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 58.7% 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. 10.18.10.4252 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.92% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 1.9 Parallax 2.7 3% 2.77 fps	MRender 3.7 Gravity 2.1 Splatting 4 3% 3.27 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.92% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 223 228 217 205 210 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 389 Write 230 Mixed 236 SusWrite 214 60% 267 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 27.1 4K Mixed 12.1 53% 18.1 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 23.6 44% 86.8 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 74%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2011)-$50 12,013 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 466GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 111 112 112 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 102 Write 112 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 111 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325S6CFR8C-PB Kingston KFYHV1-HYC 6GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	24.9% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 7.7 24% 8.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 6.7 19% 6.73 GB/s	Latency 99.3 40% 99.3 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 24.9% Great: 54%

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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 672 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware M17xR4

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	243x
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	356x
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 $84Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	16x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	40x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples	20x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	19x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $520

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359