Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics42.9% 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 Drive191% 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0M5CM7
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180717
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '18 at 20:28
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 130
2-Core 254
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 723
73% 590 Pts
64-Core 690
43% 690 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0708) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8912
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
42.9% Average
Lighting 53.3
Reflection 51.7
Parallax 46.8
43% 50.6 fps
MRender 59.3
Gravity 48.3
Splatting 47.7
42% 51.8 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$59
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 623 431 436 436 437 436 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
191% Outstanding
Read 1,350
Write 1,484
Mixed 1,387
SusWrite 466
263% 1,172 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 67.9
232% 90 MB/s
DQ Read 853
DQ Write 797
DQ Mixed 799
607% 816 MB/s
Poor: 141%
This bench: 191%
Great: 228%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
626GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 122 124 126 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Read 129
Write 137
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 125
76% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
75% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 23.5
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 24.5
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 75%
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 1,418 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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