Alienware m17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics132% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive209% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware m17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m17 R4
Memory16.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20221115
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateMar 05 '23 at 20:47
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10870H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 127
2-Core 239
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 788
73% 611 Pts
64-Core 1,216
75% 1,216 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080 (Laptop)
Dell(1028 0A96) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 512.98
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
132% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 180
Parallax 175
153% 181 fps
MRender 182
Gravity 140
Splatting 115
116% 146 fps
Poor: 96%
This bench: 132%
Great: 144%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PC SN730 NVMe WDC 1024GB
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11170012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1729 1698 1706 1485 1043 1138 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
209% Outstanding
Read 1,089
Write 1,877
Mixed 1,475
SusWrite 1,466
336% 1,477 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 86.3
4K Mixed 48.7
162% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 621
DQ Write 515
DQ Mixed 568
426% 568 MB/s
Poor: 143%
This bench: 209%
Great: 332%
S3u3 SSD 128GB
9GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 56 9.9 9.8 9.7 11 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
24.9% Poor
Read 368
Write 92.8
Mixed 133
SusWrite 30.8
34% 156 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 4.1
29% 7.17 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 24.9%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMAB2GS6AMR6N-XN 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB Row of chips DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (60th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.6% Excellent
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 31
MC Mixed 23.4
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 23.4
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m17 R4 Builds (Compare 318 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier

System: Alienware m17 R4

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