Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics95.3% 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 Drive132% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0M5CM7
Memory19.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 05 '20 at 00:09
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User JOR-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing way below expectations (14th 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% Good
Memory 71.3
1-Core 89.1
2-Core 167
63% 109 Pts
4-Core 306
8-Core 500
49% 403 Pts
64-Core 496
31% 496 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 64%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3200
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.3% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 139
Parallax 135
98% 132 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 128
Splatting 103
90% 111 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 1TB
657GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 671 681 674 670 685 693 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 683
Write 458
Mixed 422
SusWrite 679
126% 560 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 85.3
4K Mixed 37.6
129% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 511
DQ Write 521
DQ Mixed 575
416% 536 MB/s
Poor: 93%
This bench: 132%
Great: 201%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
415GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 69 73 66 62 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
27.4% Poor
Read 26.8
Write 66.7
Mixed 25
SusWrite 68.4
34% 46.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.3
70% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 27.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6MFR8N-TF 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
47.1% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 14.7
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 16.3
SC Mixed 9.6
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 98.4
41% 98.4 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 47.1%
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 1,418 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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