Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.38% 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 Drive133% 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.
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 000000
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 24 '19 at 14:04
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 (22nd percentile)
64.3% Good
Memory 71.3
1-Core 87.2
2-Core 170
63% 109 Pts
4-Core 309
8-Core 539
51% 424 Pts
64-Core 505
31% 505 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 64.3%
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 above expectations (81st percentile)
5.38% Terrible
Lighting 5.97
Reflection 48.6
Parallax 6.12
5% 20.2 fps
MRender 8.48
Gravity 5.7
Splatting 8.87
6% 7.68 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.38%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 561 570 568 554 309 199 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 874
Write 568
Mixed 415
SusWrite 460
129% 579 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 36.8
126% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 789
DQ Write 587
DQ Mixed 583
464% 653 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 133%
Great: 172%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
52GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 95 88 98 95 92 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
50% Average
Read 79.5
Write 105
Mixed 27.8
SusWrite 94.6
56% 76.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
47% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 13.7
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 14
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 98.5
41% 98.5 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 47%
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 1,419 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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