Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics43.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive162% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0M5CM7
Memory6.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170728
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 18 '18 at 06:41
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 89.8
1-Core 89
2-Core 196
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 674
61% 511 Pts
64-Core 673
42% 673 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0708) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8494
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
43.6% Average
Lighting 54.9
Reflection 51.7
Parallax 46.1
45% 50.9 fps
MRender 56.4
Gravity 48.1
Splatting 48.6
41% 51 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 443 418 421 394 394 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
162% Outstanding
Read 1,120
Write 554
Mixed 371
SusWrite 416
136% 615 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 39.1
197% 80.9 MB/s
DQ Read 992
DQ Write 520
DQ Mixed 555
466% 689 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 162%
Great: 172%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
73.8% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.1
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 19.7
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 17 R3 Builds (Compare 1,417 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17 R3

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