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Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.35% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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 M17xR4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR4
Memory	16.7 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180322
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '18 at 00:34
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3740QM-$220 14,369 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 97.4 2-Core 193 71% 124 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 487 54% 425 Pts	64-Core 490 30% 490 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0551) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.11.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.35% Terrible	Lighting 4.83 Reflection 6.38 Parallax 3.28 4% 4.83 fps	MRender 6 Gravity 2.67 Splatting 9.09 5% 5.92 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.35% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 194 345 349 348 355 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 544 Write 120 Mixed 221 SusWrite 301 65% 296 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 30 4K Mixed 21 73% 23.6 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 85.9 118% 213 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 182%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$42 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 931GB free Firmware: SM25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 115 114 115 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 128 Write 82.7 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 114 72% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.6 490% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 65%
Maxtor OneTouch 1TB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 421GB free, PID 7310 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 38.4 Write 40.8 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 42.3 52% 37.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 Elpida EBJ81UG8EFU0-GN-F M471B5273DH0-CH9 Kingston KFYHV1-HYC 20GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1600, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	46.3% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 14.5 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 15.1 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 48%

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Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 679 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M17xR4

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	247x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	140x
Core i7-3740QMIntel $220Bench 64%, 14,369 samples	79x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	361x
GTX 660MNvidiaBench 7%, 7,381 samples	84x
GTX 680MNvidiaBench 19%, 1,365 samples	76x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
MX500 1TBCrucial $80Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	17x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	41x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples	20x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	19x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $520

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $291	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $226	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350