Alienware m17 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive212% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware m17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m17 R2
Memory6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190523
Uptime1 Days
Run DateApr 29 '21 at 15:41
Run Duration192 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Memory 89
1-Core 117
2-Core 211
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 313
8-Core 562
53% 437 Pts
64-Core 657
41% 657 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 093C) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6611
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 87.6
Reflection 103
Parallax 77.2
71% 89.3 fps
Gravity 73.5
Splatting 60.2
58% 66.8 fps
Poor: 52% Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1048 1317 1193 743 568 561 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
212% Outstanding
Read 1,794
Write 1,788
Mixed 1316
SusWrite 905
325% 1,451 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 75.8
4K Mixed 63.9
182% 59.7 MB/s
DQ Read 711
DQ Write 512
DQ Mixed 609
456% 611 MB/s
Poor: 221%
This bench: 212%
Great: 431%
Ssdpemkf512g8 NVMe INTEL 512GB
353GB free
Firmware: 7004 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 763 552 544 547 549 549 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
211% Outstanding
Read 2,020
Write 1,084
Mixed 1095
SusWrite 584
265% 1,196 MB/s
4K Read 50.8
4K Write 98.7
4K Mixed 64.5
212% 71.3 MB/s
DQ Read 762
DQ Write 497
DQ Mixed 530
422% 596 MB/s
Poor: 105%
This bench: 211%
Great: 257%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMAA1GS6CMR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 18.6
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 19
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 61%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m17 R2 Builds (Compare 214 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware m17 R2

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