Alienware m17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	172% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware m17 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XT03
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201020
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '20 at 19:10
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	QAT-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-8950HK 14,729 User benchmarks, average bench 74% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 77.4 1-Core 59.4 2-Core 130 54% 89 Pts	4-Core 267 8-Core 419 42% 343 Pts	64-Core 551 34% 551 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KXG60ZNV512G NVM 512GB 1,447 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 379GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1223 720 704 658 674 678 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1,566 Write 1,616 Mixed 938 SusWrite 776 274% 1,224 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 73.1 4K Mixed 38.7 135% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 496 DQ Write 410 DQ Mixed 480 352% 462 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 254%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 919GB free Firmware: SDM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 132 123 127 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 128 Write 14 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 127 58% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1.7 375% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 2x16GB 7,078 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	60.4% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 19.8 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 14 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 85.6 47% 85.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 89%

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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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Gaming 12%

Tree trunk

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 11%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware m17

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	203x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	151x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	24x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	197x
RTX 2070 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 79%, 10,818 samples	87x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples	71x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	33x
PC401 SK hy 512GBNvmeBench 145%, 2,079 samples	19x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	15x

RAM
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 13,906 samples	79x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 18,486 samples	48x
HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 2x16GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,839 samples	41x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $46

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