Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.94% 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.
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.
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0GH72M
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180717
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 15 '20 at 00:27
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 81.9
1-Core 100
2-Core 187
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 546
58% 461 Pts
64-Core 541
34% 541 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 75.8%
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 above expectations (100th percentile)
5.94% Terrible
Lighting 5.93
Reflection 39.3
Parallax 6.47
5% 17.2 fps
MRender 9.19
Gravity 5.9
Splatting 13.2
8% 9.42 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.94%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNK128GVN8 M.2 2280 128GB
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: K8DA4101
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 4675
Write 36
Mixed 70.8
331% 1,594 MB/s
4K Read 483
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 4.7
738% 163 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 71%
Seagate ST1000LM044 HN-M101SAD 1TB
486GB free
Firmware: 2BD10001
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 104
Write 85
Mixed 64.3
63% 84.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.9% Good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 18.6
65% 22.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 19.9
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 77.1
52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 63.9%
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 1,417 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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