Alienware M17xR3

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.24% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	37.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Alienware M17xR3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR3
Memory	29.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120820
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '18 at 00:46
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2860QM-$469 4,317 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	68.1% Good	Memory 78.8 1-Core 92.9 2-Core 174 67% 115 Pts	4-Core 317 8-Core 415 47% 366 Pts	64-Core 416 26% 416 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 04BA) 2GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	2.24% Terrible	Lighting 2.43 Reflection 9.58 Parallax 1.66 2% 4.56 fps	MRender 3.67 Gravity 1.33 Splatting 4.57 3% 3.19 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.24% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0309 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2048 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 19358 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1740 (AA) Unknown 100 100 1 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 144 (AD) Unknown 96 96 136 (AE) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 16514282161944 (B7) Unknown 100 100 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 88 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 75 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 96 96 4 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0	37.6% Below average	Read 263 Write 181 Mixed 215 49% 220 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 21.5 4K Mixed 4.46 37% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 4.67 36% 84.7 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 72%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 2BE10001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 8 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 87 87 4006 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 523 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 137 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 354 (BF) G-sense error rate 252 252 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 50 219044446240 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 252 252 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 2105	74.3% Very good	Read 124 Write 134 Mixed 131 98% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 4.71 4K Mixed 0.38 156% 1.91 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 992019 (997019) 4x8GB 4 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1067 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.8% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 12.2 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 14.3 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 82.8 48% 82.8 ns

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware M17xR3

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	70x
Core i7-2760QMIntel $130Bench 60%, 10,423 samples	65x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	45x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	67x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	61x
GeForce GTX 580MNvidiaBench 13%, 434 samples	45x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	8x
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $99Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	10x
HMT351S6BFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 51%, 254 samples	9x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 44%, 326 samples	8x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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