| 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 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 49.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average. |
| Graphics | 14.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks. |
| Boot Drive | 110% 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 | 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. |
| System | Alienware 17 R3 (all builds) |
| Motherboard | Alienware 0GH72M |
| Memory | 8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20161212 |
| Uptime | 11.5 Days |
| Run Date | Mar 20 '17 at 15:33 |
| Run Duration | 119 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 5% |
PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
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49.3%
Average
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44% 71.2 Pts
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28% 228 Pts
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17% 280 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nvidia GTX 970M
Dell(1028 0708) 3GB
CLim: 1038 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 376.33
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide |
14.8%
Very poor
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8% 19 fps
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28% 33.6 fps
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Samsung M471A1G43EB1-CPB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
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66.8%
Good
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72% 25.3 GB/s
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43% 14.9 GB/s
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36% 111 ns
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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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System: Alienware 17 R3
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| Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples | 976x |
| Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples | 437x |
| Core i7-6820HQIntelBench 60%, 33,920 samples | 3x |
| GPU |
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| HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples | 750x |
| GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples | 306x |
| GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples | 293x |
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