Alienware m17 R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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.
Processor	With 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	148% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware m17 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware m17 R3
Memory	17.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210202
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '21 at 13:52
Run Duration	304 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10750H 206,796 User benchmarks, average bench 77% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 195 81% 137 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 541 59% 467 Pts	64-Core 677 42% 677 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super Mobile) 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 116% Dell(1028 09CE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 142 Reflection 142 Parallax 143 116% 142 fps	Gravity 138 Splatting 124 115% 131 fps
Poor: 98% Great: 128%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2300 NVMe 512GB 3,314 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 227GB free (System drive) Firmware: 23000020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1292 861 479 494 449 479 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 1,084 Write 1,652 Mixed 1,233 SusWrite 676 263% 1,161 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 62.4 4K Mixed 40.3 144% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 476 DQ Mixed 394 304% 411 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 321%
Ct2000mx 50 2TB 761 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 441GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 343 343 350 339 349 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 440 Write 330 Mixed 323 SusWrite 340 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 34.2 4K Mixed 24.6 79% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 109 82% 110 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 113%
WDC PC SN520 SDAPTUW-512G 512GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 165% 138GB free Firmware: 20250000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 757 460 384 452 425 428 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 997 Write 1,071 Mixed 981 SusWrite 484 199% 883 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 43.2 4K Mixed 37.8 120% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 237 179% 246 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 213%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 447GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1322 1225 1243 1241 1242 1244 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1476 Write 1,485 Mixed 817 SusWrite 1,253 283% 1,258 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 76.1 4K Mixed 45.2 146% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 505 DQ Mixed 432 330% 441 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 302%
WD Game Drive 5TB 2,065 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2TB free, PID 262f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 75 74 71 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 77.5 Write 77 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 73.9 96% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2G44AM0-CTD 2x16GB 4,312 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	75.1% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 21.9 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 20.3 62% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 81%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 70%

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System: Alienware m17 R3

CPU
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples	207x
Core i9-10980HKIntelBench 84%, 7,777 samples	54x
Core i7-10875HIntelBench 79%, 35,361 samples	42x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super Mobile)NvidiaBench 98%, 7,378 samples	132x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	77x
RTX 2080S (Super Mobile)NvidiaBench 116%, 2,359 samples	34x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 1TBIntelBench 242%, 17,176 samples	39x
SN730 NVMe WDC 1024GBPCBench 229%, 3,901 samples	25x
NVMe KIOXIA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 262%, 4,912 samples	18x

RAM
M471A2G44AM0-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 74%, 4,312 samples	104x
HMAA1GS6CMR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 76%, 6,382 samples	79x
4ATS1G64HZ-2G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 75%, 6,362 samples	59x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $45	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