Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 84.8%, 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)
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180717
Uptime1 Days
Run DateSep 23 '18 at 12:05
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 93.1
1-Core 120
2-Core 242
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 640
65% 526 Pts
64-Core 666
41% 666 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0708) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.14.1163
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
42.9% Average
Lighting 53.8
Reflection 52
Parallax 44.2
44% 50 fps
MRender 56.1
Gravity 47.1
Splatting 48.1
41% 50.4 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 6,346
Write 5,743
Mixed 5751
1,327% 5,947 MB/s
4K Read 330
4K Write 181
4K Mixed 212
868% 241 MB/s
DQ Read 880
DQ Write 517
DQ Mixed 653
498% 683 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 122%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2013)-$40
195GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 56 52 56 57 56 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
44.4% Average
Read 99.3
Write 98.5
Mixed 52.2
SusWrite 55.2
56% 76.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
70.9% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 20.2
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 23.2
64% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 74%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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