Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	41.9% 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 Drive	70.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 81% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R3
Memory	21.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '17 at 01:35
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%
CPU Throttled	81%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6820HK 20,362 User benchmarks, average bench 69% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 58.4 1-Core 86.8 2-Core 168 58% 104 Pts	4-Core 325 8-Core 473 50% 399 Pts	64-Core 494 31% 494 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M 14,160 User benchmarks, average bench 41% Dell(1028 0708) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8253 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Lighting 52.2 Reflection 50.3 Parallax 45 42% 49.2 fps	MRender 56.1 Gravity 46.8 Splatting 47.7 41% 50.2 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 13,766 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 693 Write 102 Mixed 187 70% 327 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 52.5 4K Mixed 20.4 94% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 88.2 95% 163 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 147%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 631GB free Firmware: JB0OA3P0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 121 121 98784247810 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 2530 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 1857 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1864 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 20 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 71853 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 201864445986 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 99 99 475 (F1) Unknown 100 100 12778119252 (F2) Unknown 100 100 9212621192 (FE) Unknown 100 100 9	64.4% Good	Read 105 Write 120 Mixed 124 88% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.51 4K Mixed 0.19 66% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF2G64HZ-2G1A1 2x16GB 852 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	32.2% Below average	MC Read 12.1 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 9.9 32% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 10 26% 9.03 GB/s	Latency 132 30% 132 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 84%

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System: Alienware 17 R3

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	978x
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	438x
Core i7-6820HQIntelBench 60%, 33,920 samples	3x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	752x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	307x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	293x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	241x
CM871 M.2 2280 128GBSamsungBench 45%, 3,215 samples	108x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	81x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	317x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	138x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	125x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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