Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics97.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive69.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R2
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150617
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 07 '20 at 16:52
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4980HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
64.3% Good
Memory 81.4
1-Core 63.2
2-Core 147
58% 97.1 Pts
4-Core 257
8-Core 389
40% 323 Pts
64-Core 402
25% 402 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Dell(1028 068B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.53
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.1% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 144
Parallax 134
98% 133 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 132
Splatting 106
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 512GB
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT22D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 125 122 124 123 117 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
69.1% Good
Read 459
Write 220
Mixed 199
SusWrite 124
55% 250 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 51
4K Mixed 28.5
99% 34.3 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 251
195% 271 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 114%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
197GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 68 68 67 67 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
40.8% Average
Read 75
Write 78.5
Mixed 21
SusWrite 67.1
44% 60.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
66.5% Good
MC Read 34.1
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 19.7
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 16.9
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 78
51% 78 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R2 Builds (Compare 507 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17 R2

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