Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	32.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.1% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware 17 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0GH72M
Memory	18.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '20 at 13:29
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Memory 65.1 1-Core 71.9 2-Core 137 54% 91.2 Pts	4-Core 245 8-Core 318 36% 282 Pts	64-Core 291 18% 291 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 69%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) 213,495 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 0708) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	5.65% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 8.46 Parallax 5.81 5% 6.76 fps	MRender 7.1 Gravity 5.53 Splatting 12.1 7% 8.24 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.65% Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 970M 21,995 User benchmarks, average bench 31% Dell(1028 0708) 3GB CLim: 1038 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Lighting 41 Reflection 39.1 Parallax 35.5 33% 38.5 fps	MRender 42.6 Gravity 38.5 Splatting 35.9 32% 39 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$114 1,116 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 259GB free Firmware: RKT3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 892 498 902 638 643 565 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 846 Write 1,042 Mixed 888 SusWrite 690 196% 866 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 66.7 4K Mixed 42.9 131% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 566 DQ Write 457 DQ Mixed 543 398% 522 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 306%
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 13,766 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 254 240 163 110 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 781 Write 315 Mixed 272 SusWrite 185 85% 388 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 42.2 4K Mixed 24.9 82% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 520 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 318 247% 348 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 147%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 286GB free Firmware: 2BC10008 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 96 98 98 98 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 80.8 Write 55.5 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 97.4 51% 70 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF2G64HZ-2G1A1 2x16GB 852 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 18.4 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 14.3 42% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 114 35% 114 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 84%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	751x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	307x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	293x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	240x
CM871 M.2 2280 128GBSamsungBench 45%, 3,215 samples	108x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	81x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	316x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	138x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	125x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16