Alienware M17xR3

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	25.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	67% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware M17xR3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR3
Memory	25.8 GB free of 28 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120820
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '21 at 17:50
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2760QM-$130 10,423 User benchmarks, average bench 60% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	68.3% Good	Memory 80.3 1-Core 90.2 2-Core 171 67% 114 Pts	4-Core 307 8-Core 426 46% 367 Pts	64-Core 429 27% 429 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M 2,147 User benchmarks, average bench 28% Dell(1028 0490) ≥ 4GB CLim: 993 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.1% Poor	Lighting 28.3 Reflection 49.9 Parallax 40.6 23% 39.6 fps	MRender 37.5 Gravity 35.9 Splatting 33.5 29% 35.6 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 42%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 420GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 231 234 232 233 232 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	67% Good	Read 241 Write 233 Mixed 203 SusWrite 218 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 68.2 4K Mixed 36.4 111% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 176 138% 191 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C11S3L/8G V01D3SF4GB26826813 KHX1866C11S3L/8G KHX1866C11S3L/8G 28GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	48.7% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 15.5 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 16 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 80 50% 80 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 49%

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

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 53%

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Workstation 7%

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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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	8x
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $290

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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16