Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 52%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	22.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 50% 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 0GH72M
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20170728
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '17 at 00:33
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	59%
CPU Throttled	50%

PC Performing as expected (40^th 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 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 1.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	52% Above average	Memory 75.7 1-Core 37.9 2-Core 75 42% 62.9 Pts	4-Core 155 8-Core 228 24% 192 Pts	64-Core 231 14% 231 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M 21,995 User benchmarks, average bench 31% Dell(1028 0708) 3GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5940 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	22.1% Poor	Lighting 25.5 Reflection 28.8 Parallax 28.4 21% 27.6 fps	MRender 31.6 Gravity 29.8 Splatting 29 25% 30.2 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 815GB free (System drive) Firmware: JB0OA3P0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 119 119 98784247810 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 491 (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 85 85 6708 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 310 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 34 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 71990 (C2) HDA temperature 157 157 240518561830 (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 86 86 6442 (F1) Unknown 100 100 21532196435 (F2) Unknown 100 100 15475785538 (FE) Unknown 100 100 7	66.2% Good	Read 118 Write 113 Mixed 118 88% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.17 72% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 75%
ADATA CH11 500GB 514 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 186GB free, PID a11a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 88.1 Write 86.9 Mixed 69.5 103% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.95 4K Mixed 0.27 78% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB 17,761 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	61.5% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 21.5 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 12.4 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 88.8 45% 88.8 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 74%

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 10%

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System: Alienware 17 R3

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	982x
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	754x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	309x
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	111x
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	140x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	126x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16