Alienware M17xR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.21% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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
Memory7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130913
Uptime12 Days
Run DateJan 28 '20 at 14:50
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3610QM-$300
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
42.5% Average
Memory 66.7
1-Core 32.3
2-Core 61.6
36% 53.5 Pts
4-Core 102
8-Core 143
15% 123 Pts
64-Core 162
10% 162 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 71%
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
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.21% Terrible
Lighting 1.3
Reflection 4.12
Parallax 0.91
1% 2.11 fps
MRender 2
Gravity 0.73
Splatting 2.48
2% 1.74 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.21%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
697GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR20002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 42 67 51 65 70 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
20.4% Poor
Read 13.3
Write 59.9
Mixed 19.3
SusWrite 57.7
27% 37.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
82% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 20.4%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 M471B5773DH0-CK0 M471B5273DH0-CK0 M471B5773DH0-CK0 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
47.3% Average
MC Read 19
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 17.4
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 8
21% 7.3 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 47.3%
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $520
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