Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 65.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	7.12% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	60.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180528
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '23 at 04:04
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	65.6% Good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 82.9 2-Core 152 64% 106 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 389 41% 326 Pts	64-Core 390 24% 390 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660M 7,381 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Dell(1028 0551) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.2531 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	7.12% Terrible	Lighting 7.7 Reflection 12.1 Parallax 10.8 6% 10.2 fps	MRender 12.2 Gravity 10.8 Splatting 9.6 9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.12% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 169 146 145 165 161 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 283 Write 240 Mixed 249 SusWrite 152 52% 231 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 51.2 4K Mixed 30.1 95% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 187 152% 215 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 85%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2012)-$79 15,506 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 311GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 94 94 94 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 93.7 Write 84.3 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 93.6 58% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF51264HZ-1G6M1 4x4GB 173 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.1% Average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 15.1 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 14.7 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 56%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	67	56	60	17.3"	1280 720	LGD02DA

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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	78x

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 $75Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $36	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16