Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 28%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 33.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.18% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 色彩
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20120629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 04 '20 at 16:56
Run Duration179 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 70%

 PC Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3740QM-$220
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
33.8% Below average
Memory 55.9
1-Core 20.4
2-Core 35.2
27% 37.2 Pts
4-Core 66.2
8-Core 101
10% 83.5 Pts
64-Core 63
4% 63 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 0551) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.2932
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.18% Terrible
Lighting 1.27
Reflection 1.46
Parallax 0.88
1% 1.2 fps
MRender 1.95
Gravity 0.7
Splatting 2.43
1% 1.7 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.18%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
371GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX0P2D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 9.8 13 8 3.8 1.7 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
6.17% Terrible
Read 13.5
Write 22.5
Mixed 10.5
SusWrite 7.9
10% 13.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.1
23% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 6.17%
Great: 62%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7
10GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 6 5.9 5.9 6.3 4.9 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
8.49% Terrible
Read 45.3
Write 5.2
Mixed 6
SusWrite 6
14% 15.6 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
10% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 8.49%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
41.5% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 14.9
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.5
SC Write 5.1
SC Mixed 6.5
17% 6.03 GB/s
Latency 140
28% 140 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 56%

 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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