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Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.65% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive72.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemAlienware M17xR4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware M17xR4
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180322
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateNov 09 '19 at 19:55
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
71% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 88.7
2-Core 177
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 312
8-Core 440
47% 376 Pts
64-Core 441
27% 441 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑
This bench: 71%
 Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 0551) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2653
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.65% Terrible
Lighting 3.9
Reflection 19.8
Parallax 2.88
3% 8.87 fps
MRender 5.67
Gravity 2.33
Splatting 7.83
4% 5.28 fps
Poor: 2% ↑
This bench: 3.65%
 Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 271 296 251 274 308 MB/s
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
72.6% Very good
Read 232
Write 98.8
Mixed 268
SusWrite 281
50% 220 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 49.2
4K Mixed 31.3
107% 35.9 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 216
183% 265 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑
This bench: 72.6%
 Great: 102%
Hitachi HTS725050A7 500GB
465GB free
Firmware: A500
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 129 128 129 129 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 127
Write 130
Mixed 23.5
SusWrite 129
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑
This bench: 73.4%
 Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Transcend JM1600KSH-4G Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI JM1600KSH-4G Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
54% Above average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 17.2
53% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 16.7
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 52% ↑
This bench: 54%
 Great: 54%
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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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Typical M17xR4 Builds (Compare 671 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: Alienware M17xR4

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel  $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples242x
Core i7-3610QMIntel  $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples139x
Core i7-3740QMIntel  $220Bench 64%, 14,369 samples78x
GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples355x
GTX 660MNvidiaBench 7%, 7,381 samples83x
GTX 680MNvidiaBench 19%, 1,365 samples76x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples21x
MX500 1TBCrucial  $68Bench 106%, 202,785 samples16x
RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples40x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples19x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples19x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $520
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Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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