Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.35% 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 Drive116% 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0WJ10R
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 种颜色
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161212
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateSep 24 '17 at 13:14
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 95.3
2-Core 175
69% 118 Pts
4-Core 307
8-Core 539
51% 423 Pts
64-Core 544
34% 544 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0708) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4627
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.35% Terrible
Lighting 6.53
Reflection 50.7
Parallax 6.38
5% 21.2 fps
MRender 9.29
Gravity 5.9
Splatting 13.9
8% 9.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.35%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 1,234
Write 300
Mixed 464
144% 666 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 94.5
4K Mixed 22.9
107% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 487
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 142
168% 299 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 116%
Great: 147%
Crucial MX200 SATA M.2 500GB-$258
269GB free
Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 495
Write 368
Mixed 392
93% 418 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 47.2
4K Mixed 11.1
65% 25 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 167
DQ Mixed 37.6
59% 111 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 115%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
59GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 113
Write 116
Mixed 106
84% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.2
69% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
73.4% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 23.4
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 27.6
SC Mixed 22.7
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 73.4%
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 1,420 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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