Alienware m17 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	6.39% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	214% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware m17 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware m17 R2
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210608
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '21 at 12:14
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9750H 328,182 User benchmarks, average bench 73% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 718 74% 599 Pts	64-Core 872 54% 872 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 093C) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8935 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	6.39% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 100 Parallax 8.6 5% 38.3 fps	MRender 11.3 Gravity 7.4 Splatting 13.3 9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.39% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 512GB 5,553 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 423GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22001070 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1099 1019 1159 1065 1182 1209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,452 Write 1,209 Mixed 1,076 SusWrite 1,122 273% 1,215 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 68.8 4K Mixed 51.2 156% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 920 DQ Write 795 DQ Mixed 893 659% 869 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 215%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMAA1GS6CMR8N-VK 2x8GB 6,382 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85% Excellent	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 23.4 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 26.7 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 84%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	144	17.2"	1280 720	CMN175F

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Workstation 12%

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System: Alienware m17 R2

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	190x
Core i9-9980HKIntelBench 82%, 8,965 samples	20x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples	3x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	124x
RTX 2070 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 79%, 10,818 samples	42x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples	28x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 1TBIntelBench 242%, 17,176 samples	30x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc601Bench 162%, 6,475 samples	23x
NVMe Samsung 512GBPm981aBench 220%, 3,592 samples	11x

RAM
4ATS1G64HZ-2G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 75%, 6,362 samples	104x
HMAA1GS6CMR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 76%, 6,382 samples	94x
M471A5244CB0-CTD 2x4GBSamsungBench 60%, 54,777 samples	7x

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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