Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.99% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190529
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '20 at 11:33
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
72.4% Very good
Memory 79.3
1-Core 113
2-Core 200
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 501
54% 428 Pts
64-Core 510
32% 510 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Pro HD 5200 (V2 Mobile 1.2 GHz)
Dell(1028 0688) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.99% Terrible
Lighting 8.4
Reflection 51.7
Parallax 14.1
7% 24.7 fps
MRender 13.4
Gravity 5.13
Splatting 17.1
10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.99%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129
406GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM05B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 243 250 244 242 242 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 66% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB
391GB free
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 307 311 320 334 326 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 427
Mixed 353
SusWrite 319
88% 390 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 68.3
4K Mixed 45.5
146% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 183
186% 301 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 131%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB
406GB free
Firmware: RVT23B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 230 227 228 231 240 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KN2M64-ETB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66.8% Good
MC Read 36.6
MC Write 18.8
MC Mixed 18.3
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 17.5
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 81.8
49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R2 Builds (Compare 506 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17 R2

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