Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.9% 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 Drive73.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 24 '20 at 18:51
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User KWT-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Memory 81.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 202
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 448
50% 392 Pts
64-Core 498
31% 498 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0688) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4187
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
36.9% Below average
Lighting 52.9
Reflection 52.2
Parallax 52
43% 52.4 fps
MRender 57.1
Gravity 48
Splatting 0.09
25% 35.1 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 106 105 105 107 106 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Read 482
Write 363
Mixed 344
SusWrite 147
74% 334 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 64.6
4K Mixed 34.9
129% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 34
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 35.5
51% 90 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 91%
Liteonit L8T-256L9G-11 M.2 2280 256GB
217GB free
Firmware: H88110C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 397 387 408 410 386 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
76.8% Very good
Read 469
Write 364
Mixed 283
SusWrite 398
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 48.4
4K Mixed 28.4
103% 34.6 MB/s
DQ Read 26.7
DQ Write 65.1
DQ Mixed 114
67% 68.6 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 94%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 108 104 109 106 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
58.4% Above average
Read 96.9
Write 34.4
Mixed 57.1
SusWrite 106
54% 73.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
72.1% Very good
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 20.8
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 18.8
52% 18 GB/s
Latency 77.8
51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: Alienware 17 R2

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