Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130131
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 12 '21 at 13:42
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3610QM-$300
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 91.3
2-Core 177
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 436
50% 388 Pts
64-Core 437
27% 437 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 675M
Dell(1028 0551) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8912
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
11.7% Very poor
Lighting 13.6
Reflection 19.8
Parallax 13.6
11% 15.7 fps
MRender 19.8
Gravity 15.4
Splatting 13.6
13% 16.3 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 11.7%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
426GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0005DEM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 74 76 93 91 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
54.3% Above average
Read 103
Write 106
Mixed 59.2
SusWrite 86.7
65% 88.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
109% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 58%
Verbatim STORE N GO 16GB
1GB free, PID 0302
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 17.6
12% 17.6 MB/s
4K Mixed 0
0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
56.3% Above average
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 17.4
56% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 16.6
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 670 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $520
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