Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 65.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics4.43% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive118% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0M5CM7
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180717
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '19 at 04:27
Run Duration256 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 87%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
65.6% Good
Memory 81.3
1-Core 54.6
2-Core 194
62% 110 Pts
4-Core 270
8-Core 529
47% 399 Pts
64-Core 530
33% 530 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Dell(1028 068B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.17
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
4.43% Terrible
Lighting 3.33
Reflection 5.88
Parallax 6.78
3% 5.33 fps
MRender 2.14
Gravity 8.3
Splatting 15.2
8% 8.55 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 4.43%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 107 127 103 81 46 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 1,045
Write 295
Mixed 305
SusWrite 111
95% 439 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 34.3
151% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 781
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 414
339% 498 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 118%
Great: 147%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
0GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 62.5
Write 62.9
Mixed 24.9
37% 50.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.4
74% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 75%
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)
73.9% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 23.4
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 23.1
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 73.9%
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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