Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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. 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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics28.8% 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 Drive86.4% 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.
SystemAlienware 17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R2
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime133.7 Days
Run DateJan 22 '20 at 10:26
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
65.8% Good
Memory 80
1-Core 82.4
2-Core 156
63% 106 Pts
4-Core 280
8-Core 430
44% 355 Pts
64-Core 415
26% 415 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0688) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1634
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28.8% Poor
Lighting 41.4
Reflection 51.3
Parallax 44.5
34% 45.7 fps
MRender 39.8
Gravity 41
Splatting 0.09
19% 27 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LGT-512L9G-11 M.2 2280 512GB
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HG9110C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 403 368 372 392 360 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 455
Write 382
Mixed 280
SusWrite 375
84% 373 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 49.5
4K Mixed 26.1
101% 34.2 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 217
193% 291 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 94%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
573GB free
Firmware: AX0P2D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 93 93 94 94 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Read 97.5
Write 96.2
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 93
58% 80.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6N1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66.4% Good
MC Read 33.8
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 20.4
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 17.7
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 80.6
50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17 R2

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