PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
Processor | With 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 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good. |
Boot Drive | 72.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times. |
Memory | 8GB 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 Version | Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen. |
System | Alienware 17 R3 (all builds) |
Motherboard | Alienware Alienware 17 R3 |
Memory | 4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz |
Display | 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors |
OS | Windows 8.1 |
BIOS Date | 20160129 |
Uptime | 0.1 Days |
Run Date | Jan 22 '20 at 21:50 |
Run Duration | 143 Seconds |
Run User | ZAF-User |
Background CPU | 13% |
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
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75.9%
Very good
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Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CRC 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
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40.7%
Average
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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CPU | |
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Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples | 985x |
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples | 438x |
Core i7-6820HQIntelBench 60%, 33,920 samples | 3x |
GPU | |
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HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples | 757x |
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples | 309x |
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples | 293x |
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