Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics45% 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 Drive169% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0M5CM7
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170728
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 07 '17 at 23:07
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 85.8
1-Core 122
2-Core 233
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 680
71% 570 Pts
64-Core 603
37% 603 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0708) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8843
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
45% Average
Lighting 56.1
Reflection 55.5
Parallax 47.7
46% 53.1 fps
MRender 58.8
Gravity 50.6
Splatting 51.6
44% 53.7 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 45%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
357GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
169% Outstanding
Read 1,545
Write 568
Mixed 766
210% 960 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 39
180% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 479
DQ Write 357
DQ Mixed 169
194% 335 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 169%
Great: 172%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
32GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.6% Good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 18.4
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 22.6
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 67.6%
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 1,419 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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