Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.81% 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 Drive95.1% 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.
SystemAlienware 17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R2
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 19 '18 at 20:56
Run Duration180 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 83.4
1-Core 104
2-Core 205
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 492
55% 431 Pts
64-Core 482
30% 482 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Pro HD 5200 (V2 Mobile 1.2 GHz)
Dell(1028 0688) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.81% Terrible
Lighting 8.4
Reflection 126
Parallax 13.7
7% 49.3 fps
MRender 13.2
Gravity 5.13
Splatting 15.7
10% 11.4 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.81%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
309GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 296 329 344 344 341 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 407
Mixed 333
SusWrite 321
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 91.7
4K Mixed 39.1
149% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 289
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 144
127% 194 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 124%
Transcend MTS800 M.2 256GB-$141
146GB free
Firmware: N1114H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 288 292 292 292 291 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Read 502
Write 300
Mixed 291
SusWrite 288
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 73.7
4K Mixed 36.2
126% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 182
164% 247 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 97%
Transcend MTS800 M.2 128GB-$126
84GB free
Firmware: N1126I
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 152 152 152 151 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
76.8% Very good
Read 501
Write 153
Mixed 210
SusWrite 152
56% 254 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 73.9
4K Mixed 34.4
124% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 153
DQ Mixed 154
129% 189 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 82%
Transcend MTS800 M.2 256GB-$141
188GB free
Firmware: N1126KB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 243 244 246 244 245 MB/s
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
68.7% Good
Read 255
Write 236
Mixed 210
SusWrite 243
53% 236 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 61.7
4K Mixed 33.6
114% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 146
120% 171 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 97%
Transcend MTS800 M.2 256GB-$141
114GB free
Firmware: N1114H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 290 187 132 134 153 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
57.6% Above average
Read 502
Write 300
Mixed 284
SusWrite 195
71% 320 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 28.2
80% 20.3 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.2% Very good
MC Read 40.8
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 22.4
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 17.8
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 61%

 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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