Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.94% 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.
Boot Drive105% 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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemAlienware 17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R2
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 30 '20 at 06:21
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th 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 way above expectations (93rd percentile)
79.8% Very good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 118
2-Core 231
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 545
62% 486 Pts
64-Core 545
34% 545 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 79.8%
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. 10.18.10.3977
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.94% Terrible
Lighting 8.87
Reflection 52.6
Parallax 11.7
7% 24.4 fps
MRender 13
Gravity 5
Splatting 15
9% 11 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.94%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 512GB
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT22D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 385 453 466 464 461 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 446
Mixed 288
SusWrite 436
93% 415 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 79.3
4K Mixed 38.9
138% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 283
232% 332 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 105%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 109 110 109 110 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
62.2% Good
Read 110
Write 104
Mixed 57.8
SusWrite 107
69% 94.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
71% Very good
MC Read 37.2
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 20.1
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 19.1
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 71%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: Alienware 17 R2

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