Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.15% 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 Drive48.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 Alienware 17 R3
Memory6.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150821
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 24 '20 at 23:11
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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)
70.9% Very good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 90.2
2-Core 164
67% 113 Pts
4-Core 313
8-Core 530
51% 422 Pts
64-Core 539
33% 539 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0708) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8587
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
5.15% Terrible
Lighting 5.87
Reflection 39.7
Parallax 6.28
5% 17.3 fps
MRender 0.14
Gravity 5.5
Splatting 13
6% 6.23 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.15%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung CM871 M.2 2280 128GB
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXT21D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 66 33 24 24 24 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
48.2% Average
Read 459
Write 129
Mixed 158
SusWrite 42.3
43% 197 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 32.4
4K Mixed 19.6
75% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 26.5
DQ Mixed 47
47% 80.1 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 57%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
349GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 106 103 102 105 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
68.7% Good
Read 136
Write 103
Mixed 32
SusWrite 103
68% 93.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 12GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
59.3% Above average
MC Read 23.3
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 17.6
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 17.5
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R3 Builds (Compare 1,419 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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