Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics80.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive99% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0M5CM7
Memory22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190530
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 04 '20 at 00:39
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Memory 74.4
1-Core 112
2-Core 215
75% 134 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 580
60% 482 Pts
64-Core 604
37% 604 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4575
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.2% Excellent
Lighting 87.5
Reflection 103
Parallax 114
71% 102 fps
MRender 155
Gravity 118
Splatting 95.2
97% 123 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 44 23 6.6 5.9 5.9 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
99% Outstanding
Read 846
Write 127
Mixed 207
SusWrite 30.6
65% 303 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 24
135% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 920
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 158
211% 407 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 99%
Great: 147%
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$70
323GB free
Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 716 990 1037 1051 1057 1068 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
194% Outstanding
Read 996
Write 891
Mixed 804
SusWrite 986
207% 919 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 54.8
191% 68 MB/s
DQ Read 896
DQ Write 701
DQ Mixed 633
519% 743 MB/s
Poor: 116%
This bench: 194%
Great: 242%
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK2T0TBN 2TB
631GB free
Firmware: M0MU031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 405 408 399 278 283 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Read 317
Write 266
Mixed 168
SusWrite 349
62% 275 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 64.6
4K Mixed 20.4
88% 34.3 MB/s
DQ Read 244
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 166
144% 213 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6MFR8N-TF 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.4% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 17.9
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 14.5
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 91.6
44% 91.6 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R3 Builds (Compare 1,417 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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