Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 25%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 24.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics2.37% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive30.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0GH72M
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 22 '20 at 22:26
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
24.5% Poor
Memory 34
1-Core 25.2
2-Core 41
22% 33.4 Pts
4-Core 81.7
8-Core 126
13% 104 Pts
64-Core 133
8% 133 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0708) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
2.37% Terrible
Lighting 2.43
Reflection 33.2
Parallax 2.53
2% 12.7 fps
MRender 3.71
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 5
3% 3.66 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.37%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung CM871 M.2 2280 128GB
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXT21D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 58 60 57 53 51 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
30.8% Below average
Read 233
Write 100
Mixed 124
SusWrite 60.4
29% 129 MB/s
4K Read 9.3
4K Write 20.6
4K Mixed 13.4
42% 14.4 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 41.4
DQ Mixed 56.4
53% 86.5 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 57%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
925GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 122 122 124 125 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Read 126
Write 134
Mixed 35
SusWrite 122
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.4
103% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
39.3% Below average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 16.2
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 8.9
SC Mixed 7.7
22% 7.57 GB/s
Latency 232
17% 232 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R3 Builds (Compare 1,422 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17 R3

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