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Alienware M17x

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.9% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 15 years and 3 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemAlienware M17x  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110304
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 19 '21 at 17:23
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Extreme Q9300-$219
Socket 479, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Memory 76.8
1-Core 40.6
2-Core 81.2
44% 66.2 Pts
4-Core 164
8-Core 160
22% 162 Pts
64-Core 159
10% 159 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870
Dell(1028 02A1) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.763.0.0
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
7.9% Terrible
Lighting 11.1
Reflection 10.7
Parallax 7.2
9% 9.67 fps
MRender 6.8
Gravity 6.8
Splatting 7.1
6% 6.9 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.9%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
418GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0004SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 88 87 85 92 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
45.8% Average
Read 76.6
Write 69.6
Mixed 43.7
SusWrite 82.8
50% 68.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM 15h Reserved
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
19% Very poor
MC Read 6.3
MC Write 5.5
MC Mixed 5.3
16% 5.7 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 5.3
16% 5.57 GB/s
Latency 86.8
46% 86.8 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 19%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17x Builds (Compare 86 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17x

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