Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics4.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive104% 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.
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02VCTC
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 24 '20 at 00:24
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 (99th percentile)
69.5% Good
Memory 79.7
1-Core 86.4
2-Core 176
66% 114 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 518
51% 419 Pts
64-Core 520
32% 520 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0708) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
4.86% Terrible
Lighting 4.37
Reflection 45.7
Parallax 4.22
4% 18.1 fps
MRender 8.33
Gravity 6.07
Splatting 11.6
7% 8.67 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.86%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 293 296 294 294 293 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 695
Write 300
Mixed 255
SusWrite 294
85% 386 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 28.4
116% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 743
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 408
332% 484 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 104%
Great: 147%
Seagate ST1000LM044 HN-M101SAD 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 2BD10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 123 129 127 127 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Read 129
Write 108
Mixed 67
SusWrite 127
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 1.1
233% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1B1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
72.7% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 23.3
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 21
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 81.1
49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 77%

 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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