Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics91.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive39.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 0GH72M
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170728
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 20 '17 at 23:18
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 80.2
1-Core 98.4
2-Core 187
70% 122 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 547
57% 456 Pts
64-Core 545
34% 545 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Dell(1028 068B) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6825
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.9% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 113
Parallax 102
100% 113 fps
MRender 90.2
Gravity 99.3
Splatting 87.3
75% 92.3 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140
142GB free
Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Read 461
Write 328
Mixed 336
83% 375 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 51
4K Mixed 22.5
85% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 179
DQ Mixed 40
86% 181 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 98%
Samsung CM871 M.2 2280 128GB
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXT21D1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
39.3% Below average
Read 486
Write 43.7
Mixed 75.9
43% 202 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 31.4
4K Mixed 8.64
56% 19.6 MB/s
DQ Read 20.6
DQ Write 21.1
DQ Mixed 7.59
9% 16.4 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 57%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
559GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
60.3% Good
Read 98.8
Write 111
Mixed 106
79% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.2
78% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-2133C15-8GRS 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 19
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 24.9
SC Mixed 19.1
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 80.2
50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 66%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R3 Builds (Compare 1,418 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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