Alienware m17

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive200% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware m17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0DH3P0
Memory20.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201020
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 05 '21 at 17:44
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-8950HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Memory 74.7
1-Core 59.8
2-Core 118
52% 84.1 Pts
4-Core 226
8-Core 375
37% 300 Pts
64-Core 443
27% 443 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 08A2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 462.31
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 152
Parallax 149
103% 142 fps
MRender 161
Gravity 118
Splatting 112
104% 130 fps
Poor: 73%
This bench: 103%
Great: 102%
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 08A2) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9466
Relative performance (0th percentile)
2.09% Terrible
Lighting 2.7
Reflection 142
Parallax 3.2
2% 49.2 fps
MRender 4.6
Gravity 2.9
Splatting 0.3
2% 2.6 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 2.09%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76
239GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 663 752 746 719 720 695 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
200% Outstanding
Read 2,152
Write 1,901
Mixed 1,556
SusWrite 716
353% 1,581 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 71.8
4K Mixed 53.7
174% 56.5 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 363
270% 359 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 200%
Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76
289GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1608 1429 1435 1406 1409 1385 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
251% Outstanding
Read 2,165
Write 1,913
Mixed 1,614
SusWrite 1445
400% 1,784 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 78.2
4K Mixed 56.5
185% 60.6 MB/s
DQ Read 449
DQ Write 391
DQ Mixed 423
316% 421 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 251%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
72.4% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 25.8
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 16.2
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 91
44% 91 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m17 Builds (Compare 381 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware m17

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $46
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