Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics4.22% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive49% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 20 '18 at 22:11
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820QM-$275
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
68% Good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 97.7
2-Core 160
68% 114 Pts
4-Core 286
8-Core 484
47% 385 Pts
64-Core 491
30% 491 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 68%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 0551) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.22% Terrible
Lighting 4.63
Reflection 6.12
Parallax 3.19
4% 4.65 fps
MRender 6.29
Gravity 2.57
Splatting 8.78
5% 5.88 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.22%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 525ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 120 126 125 124 119 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
49% Average
Read 286
Write 143
Mixed 187
SusWrite 124
41% 185 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 34.7
4K Mixed 21.5
73% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 156
119% 162 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 49%
Great: 73%
Toshiba MK5061GSYB 500GB
427GB free
Firmware: ME0A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 91 94 94 94 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 91.4
Write 90
Mixed 51
SusWrite 93.2
60% 81.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 53%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF1G64HZ-1G6D1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
54% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 16.8
54% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 16.6
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 75
53% 75 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 54%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 671 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

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