Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics43% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive107% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0M5CM7
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 14 '20 at 20:00
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 91.4
1-Core 126
2-Core 246
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 682
68% 556 Pts
64-Core 685
42% 685 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0708) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5148
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
43% Average
Lighting 53.1
Reflection 51.7
Parallax 46.3
43% 50.4 fps
MRender 58
Gravity 49.5
Splatting 49.5
42% 52.3 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 43%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 433 450 445 386 307 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 466
Write 401
Mixed 395
SusWrite 409
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 82.2
4K Mixed 47.3
152% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 293
240% 342 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 107%
Great: 123%
Toshiba THNSNK128GVN8 M.2 2280 128GB
116GB free
Firmware: K8DA4101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 127 129 130 130 130 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
68.9% Good
Read 376
Write 127
Mixed 170
SusWrite 129
44% 200 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 30.6
120% 47.2 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 152
127% 189 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 71%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
917GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 129 131 129 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 132
Write 115
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 128
72% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.5% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 24.2
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 24.3
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 65.1
61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 76%

 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%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
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System: Alienware 17 R3

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