Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 25%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 25.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.26% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive45% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R2
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150724
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 08 '18 at 19:25
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4980HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
25.5% Poor
Memory 41
1-Core 14.7
2-Core 26.6
20% 27.4 Pts
4-Core 55.6
8-Core 84.7
9% 70.1 Pts
64-Core 54.7
3% 54.7 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 25.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Pro HD 5200 (V2 Mobile 1.2 GHz)
Dell(1028 0688) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.26% Terrible
Lighting 1.33
Reflection 46.2
Parallax 2.09
1% 16.6 fps
MRender 2.1
Gravity 0.8
Splatting 2.7
2% 1.86 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 1.26%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 M.2 2280 512GB
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT25D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 102 93 89 100 76 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
45% Average
Read 381
Write 144
Mixed 158
SusWrite 103
43% 197 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 23.9
4K Mixed 17.7
58% 18.8 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 81.8
DQ Mixed 71.3
66% 105 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 45%
Great: 84%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
826GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 114 115 114 115 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
68.8% Good
Read 127
Write 99.7
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 113
66% 91.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.4
101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
32% Below average
MC Read 10.3
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 13.9
36% 12.7 GB/s
SC Read 3.1
SC Write 4.3
SC Mixed 5
12% 4.13 GB/s
Latency 198
20% 198 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 32%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R2 Builds (Compare 507 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17 R2

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