Alienware M17xR3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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. 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 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	58.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware M17xR3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware M17xR3
Memory	14 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120820
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '18 at 09:03
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64% Good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 75.6 2-Core 139 60% 99 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 369 38% 307 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 67%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 237 100 493 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 654 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 21 (A9) Unknown 100 100 42 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 16 (AE) Unknown 100 100 32 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 53 100 214748364847 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 15 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 3814 (F1) Unknown 253 253 3500 (F2) Unknown 253 253 4223	58.5% Above average	Read 351 Write 314 Mixed 218 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 2.34 82% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 24.9 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 4.62 22% 47.7 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 86%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 13GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 1 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5611 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1142 (B1) Unknown 98 98 38 (B3) Unknown 99 99 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (BB) vendor-specific 99 99 2 (BE) vendor-specific 55 47 45 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 2 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 69 (F1) Unknown 99 99 2495743892	69.7% Good	Read 373 Write 375 Mixed 294 77% 347 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 59.9 4K Mixed 18.7 97% 35.2 MB/s	DQ Read 31.8 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 21.5 32% 56.4 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 110%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 9,084 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 61.2 Write 105 Mixed 20.5 81% 62.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.2 51% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 49%
Freecom Mobile Drive XXS 400GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 195GB free, PID fc88 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 30 Write 34.8 Mixed 33.4 43% 32.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.21 4K Write 0.89 4K Mixed 0.25 39% 0.45 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905428-095.D00LF 4x8GB 82 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	51.9% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.7 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 15.5 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 55%

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 53%

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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	45x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	8x
870 EVO 1TBSamsung $104Bench 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: 51% - Above average

Total price: $290

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16