Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180717
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 09 '19 at 15:38
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 84
1-Core 130
2-Core 238
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 589
63% 503 Pts
64-Core 581
36% 581 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 145
Reflection 150
Parallax 139
118% 145 fps
Gravity 144
Splatting 108
109% 126 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC300 SK hy 1TB
952GB free
Firmware: 2000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 893 924 1049 1103 1091 1105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
204% Outstanding
Read 1,049
Write 989
Mixed 877
SusWrite 1,028
222% 986 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 52.5
195% 74.7 MB/s
DQ Read 802
DQ Write 989
DQ Mixed 870
663% 887 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 204%
Great: 188%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 63 66 68 69 71 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
46.7% Average
Read 94.6
Write 94.2
Mixed 20.8
SusWrite 67.9
50% 69.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
111% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 75%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB
1TB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 84 86 86 86 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
41.7% Average
Read 58.5
Write 84.9
Mixed 89
SusWrite 85.2
59% 79.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.4
198% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6MFR8N-TF 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
74.5% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 22.9
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 23.2
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R3 Builds (Compare 1,422 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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