| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good. |
| Graphics | 33.3% 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 Drive | 175% 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. |
| 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option. |
| System | Alienware 17 R3 (all builds) |
| Motherboard | Alienware Alienware 17 R3 |
| Memory | 4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20151111 |
| Uptime | 0.1 Days |
| Run Date | Jan 27 '20 at 00:34 |
| Run Duration | 126 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 5% |
PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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77.7%
Very good
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73% 126 Pts
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56% 455 Pts
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33% 535 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nvidia GTX 970M
Dell(1028 0708) 3GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4187
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33.3%
Below average
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34% 39.3 fps
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31% 38.2 fps
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37
425GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 691 731 737 752 757 757 MB/s
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175%
Outstanding
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163% 719 MB/s
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220% 80.3 MB/s
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618% 806 MB/s
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HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 126 124 124 123 125 MB/s
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68.1%
Good
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67% 93.1 MB/s
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123% 0.97 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
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68.7%
Good
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70% 24.4 GB/s
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57% 20 GB/s
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58% 69.6 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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System: Alienware 17 R3
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| Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples | 976x |
| Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples | 437x |
| Core i7-6820HQIntelBench 60%, 33,920 samples | 3x |
| GPU |
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| HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples | 750x |
| GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples | 306x |
| GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples | 293x |
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