Alienware M17xR3

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 45.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware M17xR3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR3
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111013
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '17 at 20:53
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2670QM-$200 51,169 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Memory 81.5 1-Core 71.2 2-Core 138 59% 96.9 Pts	4-Core 51.6 8-Core 86 8% 68.8 Pts	64-Core 228 14% 228 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 04BA) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	1.83% Terrible	Lighting 2 Reflection 15.6 Parallax 1.38 2% 6.33 fps	MRender 2.86 Gravity 1.1 Splatting 3.74 2% 2.57 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.83% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 805GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3230 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 4241 (B1) Unknown 99 99 7 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 54 48 46 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 4203 (F1) Unknown 99 99 9820732265	47.5% Average	Read 256 Write 174 Mixed 168 44% 199 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 31.6 4K Mixed 12.6 70% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 29.4 51% 102 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 126%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 754GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 41 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 92 84 2602 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2883 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5118 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 226 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2738 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1021 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 50 22 339303137330 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 11850 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 226 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 56865	53.7% Above average	Read 92.8 Write 94 Mixed 86.4 68% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 2.06 4K Mixed 0.38 97% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GB 981 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	45.1% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 14.6 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 13.2 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 56%

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware M17xR3

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	70x
Core i7-2760QMIntel $130Bench 60%, 10,423 samples	65x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	45x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	67x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	61x
GeForce GTX 580MNvidiaBench 13%, 434 samples	44x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	8x
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $89Bench 112%, 129,044 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	10x
HMT351S6BFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 51%, 254 samples	9x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 44%, 326 samples	8x

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Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $309

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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