Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


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 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	116% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 93% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '19 at 01:42
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	39%
CPU Throttled	93%

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 i7-3940XM-$344 2,187 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Memory 92 1-Core 86.7 2-Core 200 73% 126 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 484 44% 372 Pts	64-Core 304 19% 304 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M 21,995 User benchmarks, average bench 31% Dell(1028 057B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1038 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 361.91 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Lighting 45.3 Reflection 42.3 Parallax 37.7 37% 41.8 fps	MRender 43.5 Gravity 40.1 Splatting 37.5 33% 40.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 33%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 779GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 720 734 766 772 765 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 1,052 Write 777 Mixed 407 SusWrite 699 164% 734 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 51.6 4K Mixed 19.5 77% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 156 119% 162 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 445%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2133C11-8GRSL F3-1866C11-8GRSL F3-2133C11-8GRSL F3-1866C11-8GRSL 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2000, 1777, 2000, 1777 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	65.1% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 21.1 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 18.2 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 66%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware M17xR4

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	242x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	139x
Core i7-3740QMIntel $220Bench 64%, 14,369 samples	78x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	355x
GTX 660MNvidiaBench 7%, 7,381 samples	83x
GTX 680MNvidiaBench 19%, 1,365 samples	76x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
MX500 1TBCrucial $81Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	16x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	40x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	19x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples	19x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $520

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16