Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.34% 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 Drive72.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 Alienware 17 R3
Memory23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit 种颜色
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160602
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '19 at 11:55
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Memory 75.6
1-Core 99.8
2-Core 198
70% 124 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 541
58% 459 Pts
64-Core 544
34% 544 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0708) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.34% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 8.77
Parallax 7
6% 7.49 fps
MRender 9.62
Gravity 6.27
Splatting 12.6
8% 9.48 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.34%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
270GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71B1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 108 2.4 67 73 2.6 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
72.3% Very good
Read 468
Write 404
Mixed 336
SusWrite 68.7
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 78
4K Mixed 31.1
123% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 174
157% 236 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 102%
Samsung MZFLV512HCJH-000MV 512GB
243GB free
Firmware: BXV72M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 536 537 540 540 544 75 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
153% Outstanding
Read 944
Write 540
Mixed 422
SusWrite 462
132% 592 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 45.1
186% 70.9 MB/s
DQ Read 844
DQ Write 553
DQ Mixed 546
448% 648 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 153%
Great: 161%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6MFR8N-TF 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.2% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 20.9
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 19.7
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 89.2
45% 89.2 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 66.2%
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 1,417 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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