Alienware m17 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive277% 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.
Run History
10 months ago, 10 months ago.
SystemAlienware m17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m17 R4
Memory21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20230314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 06 '23 at 22:24
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10980HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 121
2-Core 228
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 653
65% 531 Pts
64-Core 1011
63% 1011 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080 (Laptop)
Dell(1028 0A95) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 535.98
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 202
Reflection 197
Parallax 188
164% 195 fps
Gravity 147
Splatting 120
116% 133 fps
Poor: 96% Great: 144%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1294 1758 1767 2075 2034 1792 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
277% Outstanding
Read 2,060
Write 2,047
Mixed 1,880
SusWrite 1,787
438% 1,944 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 80
4K Mixed 56.6
185% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 678
DQ Write 578
DQ Mixed 634
473% 630 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 277%
Great: 672%
PC SN530 NVMe WDC 512GB
472GB free
Firmware: 21113012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 857 436 437 437 438 436 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
165% Outstanding
Read 1,038
Write 1,252
Mixed 1,094
SusWrite 507
219% 973 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 95.8
4K Mixed 54.9
180% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 902
DQ Write 735
DQ Mixed 801
604% 813 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 165%
Great: 236%
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 (73rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
82.8% Excellent
MC Read 31.7
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 23.1
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 36.2
SC Mixed 26.6
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 62.4
64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 87%
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System: Alienware m17 R4

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