Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics33.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive45.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0GH72M
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170728
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 14 '19 at 08:30
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 93.9
2-Core 184
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 534
54% 439 Pts
64-Core 534
33% 534 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M
Dell(1028 0708) 3GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.2546
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
33.7% Below average
Lighting 42.9
Reflection 39.9
Parallax 35.2
35% 39.3 fps
MRender 42.1
Gravity 37.6
Splatting 35.9
31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung CM871 M.2 2280 128GB
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXT21D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 52 47 43 45 40 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
45.1% Average
Read 410
Write 55.5
Mixed 97.5
SusWrite 46
33% 152 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 23.3
4K Mixed 19
70% 21.5 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 25.2
DQ Mixed 42.3
45% 77.9 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 57%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
772GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 131 132 134 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Read 138
Write 114
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 132
74% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.3% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 24.5
MC Mixed 18.5
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 18.7
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 63.3%
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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