Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	3.9 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130131
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '18 at 01:43
Run Duration	94 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	68% Good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 91.4 2-Core 174 69% 117 Pts	4-Core 283 8-Core 390 43% 337 Pts	64-Core 240 15% 240 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68% 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. 10.18.10.4358 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.89% Terrible	Lighting 4.27 Reflection 8.46 Parallax 2.91 4% 5.21 fps	MRender 5.86 Gravity 2.37 Splatting 8.04 5% 5.42 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.89% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2011)-$50 12,013 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 193 182 1325 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2561 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 73 73 19713 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2539 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 5467 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 44 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 148 148 158095 (C2) HDA temperature 98 87 49 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (F0) Head flying hours 74 74 19249 (F1) Unknown 200 200 38106289570 (F2) Unknown 200 200 69221507961 (FE) Unknown 198 198 2	47.2% Average	Read 74.4 Write 90.2 Mixed 68.4 58% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.11 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.15 36% 0.35 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325S6CFR8C-PB Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 6GB 165 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	45.7% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 14.2 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 14.9 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 53%

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

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
MX500 1TBCrucial $80Bench 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 $260	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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16