Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics43.3% 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 Drive88.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R2
Memory5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateJul 09 '18 at 22:00
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4980HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
70.2% Very good
Memory 80.3
1-Core 99.3
2-Core 214
74% 131 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 447
49% 388 Pts
64-Core 494
31% 494 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0688) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9836
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
43.3% Average
Lighting 53.9
Reflection 52
Parallax 46.6
44% 50.8 fps
MRender 58.5
Gravity 48.6
Splatting 49
42% 52 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon LGH-512V2G-11 M.2 2280 512GB
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FG9110A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 402 403 412 411 413 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 474
Write 396
Mixed 306
SusWrite 389
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 59.9
4K Mixed 30
102% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 119
141% 243 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 99%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
905GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 124 121 123 122 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
76% Very good
Read 143
Write 134
Mixed 31
SusWrite 122
78% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 76%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73EB0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
67.8% Good
MC Read 35.6
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 19.3
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 17
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 80
50% 80 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R2 Builds (Compare 507 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17 R2

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