Alienware M17xR3

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 33% Sail boat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	1.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	26.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB 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.

CPU throttled at 64% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Alienware M17xR3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR3
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120820
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '19 at 13:21
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	64%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199 39,605 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	34% Below average	Memory 57.2 1-Core 21.2 2-Core 42.3 29% 40.2 Pts	4-Core 61 8-Core 94 10% 77.5 Pts	64-Core 100 6% 100 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 04BA) 2GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	1.89% Terrible	Lighting 2.07 Reflection 8.88 Parallax 1.41 2% 4.12 fps	MRender 3.1 Gravity 1.13 Splatting 3.83 2% 2.68 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.89% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 480GB (2018)-$69 25,452 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 414GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 4.7 26 35 4.1 7.7 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	26.6% Poor	Read 210 Write 168 Mixed 183 SusWrite 34.1 33% 149 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 13.7 4K Mixed 11.5 40% 12.5 MB/s	DQ Read 93.3 DQ Write 66.5 DQ Mixed 38.9 40% 66.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 60%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87 21,339 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 699GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 120 120 120 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 127 Write 112 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 120 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GB 8,137 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	36.3% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 13.7 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 5.2 SC Write 4.3 SC Mixed 5.5 14% 5 GB/s	Latency 136 29% 136 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 51%

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

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR3

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	70x
Core i7-2760QMIntel $130Bench 60%, 10,423 samples	65x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	45x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	67x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	61x
GeForce GTX 580MNvidiaBench 13%, 434 samples	45x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	8x
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $99Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	10x
HMT351S6BFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 51%, 254 samples	9x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 44%, 326 samples	8x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16