Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics133% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive87.4% 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.
Memory32GB 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 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
Memory22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 28 '20 at 03:58
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 80.7
1-Core 109
2-Core 206
75% 132 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 602
60% 487 Pts
64-Core 593
37% 593 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 198
Parallax 186
150% 189 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 195
Splatting 132
125% 155 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0708) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
5.31% Terrible
Lighting 5.8
Reflection 7
Parallax 6.6
5% 6.47 fps
MRender 7.9
Gravity 5.9
Splatting 9.3
6% 7.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.31%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76
693GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 967 964 1051 1077 1029 1077 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
244% Outstanding
Read 1,372
Write 1,138
Mixed 1,143
SusWrite 1,028
263% 1,170 MB/s
4K Read 60.6
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 80.6
268% 93.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,078
DQ Write 873
DQ Mixed 980
732% 977 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 244%
Great: 410%
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 38 40 37 37 31 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Read 587
Write 95.7
Mixed 138
SusWrite 39.5
46% 215 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 86.1
4K Mixed 25.7
133% 49.2 MB/s
DQ Read 915
DQ Write 92.9
DQ Mixed 147
198% 385 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 147%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
370GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 98 98 97 97 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
52.9% Above average
Read 88.2
Write 82
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 96.2
52% 72.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
111% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64HZ-2G1A1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.6% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 24.9
MC Mixed 21.1
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 20.1
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 79.3
50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 84%

 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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