Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics84.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive84.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R2
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 01 '19 at 02:07
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4980HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
68.3% Good
Memory 80.4
1-Core 84
2-Core 167
65% 110 Pts
4-Core 304
8-Core 471
48% 388 Pts
64-Core 463
29% 463 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Dell(1028 068B) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3615
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
84.2% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 110
Parallax 94.8
86% 103 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 106
Splatting 93
81% 99.8 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon IT L8T-256L9G 256GB
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H886201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 307 341 321 347 334 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 456
Write 323
Mixed 267
SusWrite 328
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 53.4
4K Mixed 33
114% 38.3 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 186
159% 233 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 95%
Liteonit L8T-256L9G-11 M.2 2280 256GB
213GB free
Firmware: H88110C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 330 345 329 357 308 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 348
Mixed 274
SusWrite 332
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 63.7
4K Mixed 34.4
124% 43 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 216
188% 279 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 94%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB
465GB free
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 356 372 373 386 368 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 441
Mixed 388
SusWrite 367
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 92.1
4K Mixed 54.7
180% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 346
261% 350 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 114%
Great: 131%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32
445GB free
Firmware: AM0P2D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 102 107 102 107 100 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
59.1% Above average
Read 102
Write 99.8
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 104
62% 85 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
67.4% Good
MC Read 34.3
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 19.3
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 18.4
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 79.8
50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R2 Builds (Compare 508 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17 R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback