Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	40.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	2.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '21 at 12:02
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2720QM-$85 7,798 User benchmarks, average bench 58% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Memory 87.5 1-Core 81.8 2-Core 161 66% 110 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 403 41% 332 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M 14,160 User benchmarks, average bench 41% Dell(1028 05AB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1126 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.4% Average	Lighting 54.3 Reflection 49.8 Parallax 31.7 44% 45.3 fps	MRender 36.3 Gravity 35.1 Splatting 46.5 33% 39.3 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 60%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate ST980813AS 80GB 255 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.ADB SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 19 18 33 31 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	9.38% Terrible	Read 7.5 Write 6.5 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 25.2 9% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 39% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 9.38% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325S6CFR8C-PB 2x2GB 1,547 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 16.3 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 14.9 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 56%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	120	17.3"	1280 720	LGD02C5

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Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 670 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	77x

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 $66Bench 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 $269	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 $178	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