Alienware m17 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive141% 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.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware m17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m17 R2
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191018
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateApr 25 '20 at 09:26
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User SGP-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9980HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Memory 94.3
1-Core 137
2-Core 259
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 520
8-Core 787
81% 653 Pts
64-Core 998
62% 998 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 093C) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4587
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 139
Parallax 126
108% 132 fps
MRender 152
Gravity 114
Splatting 102
98% 123 fps
Poor: 73%
This bench: 104%
Great: 102%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Bc501 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 366 351 344 354 337 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
141% Outstanding
Read 1,010
Write 571
Mixed 468
SusWrite 368
134% 604 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 43.2
170% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 502
DQ Write 689
DQ Mixed 419
366% 537 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 141%
Great: 142%
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$4
438GB free
Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 859 558 558 560 557 563 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
214% Outstanding
Read 1,363
Write 1169
Mixed 1,180
SusWrite 609
242% 1,080 MB/s
4K Read 57
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 79.1
256% 88 MB/s
DQ Read 1,005
DQ Write 901
DQ Mixed 988
731% 965 MB/s
Poor: 148%
This bench: 214%
Great: 293%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMAA1GS6CMR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.2% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 24.9
MC Mixed 20
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 23.8
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 58.9
68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m17 R2 Builds (Compare 214 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware m17 R2

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