Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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. 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 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.1% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	2.1 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180528
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '23 at 00:30
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 82.6 1-Core 82.7 2-Core 165 65% 110 Pts	4-Core 285 8-Core 419 44% 352 Pts	64-Core 411 25% 411 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 67.6% 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)	3.17% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 2 Parallax 2.8 3% 2.9 fps	MRender 4.4 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.6 3% 3.77 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.17% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 83 88 101 116 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 427 Write 254 Mixed 258 SusWrite 107 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 36.9 4K Mixed 12.4 58% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 23.5 44% 87.6 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 74%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2011)-$50 12,013 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 455GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 109 111 107 111 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 104 Write 104 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 110 72% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 194% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 61.7% 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 (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.9% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 11 MC Mixed 10.1 32% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 11.4 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 34.9% 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%

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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	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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
MX500 1TBCrucial $88Bench 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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16