Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics39.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive176% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0M5CM7
Memory25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180717
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '21 at 03:52
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 way above expectations (95th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 88.4
1-Core 120
2-Core 237
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 576
61% 488 Pts
64-Core 604
37% 604 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0708) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1126 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.08
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
39.5% Below average
Lighting 49.7
Reflection 57
Parallax 49.4
40% 52 fps
MRender 39.3
Gravity 51.5
Splatting 46.2
38% 45.7 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 1TB
808GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 670 717 709 696 730 537 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
176% Outstanding
Read 973
Write 648
Mixed 503
SusWrite 676
156% 700 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 48.8
195% 75.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,017
DQ Write 610
DQ Mixed 737
569% 788 MB/s
Poor: 93%
This bench: 176%
Great: 201%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
39GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 85 87 87 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
46% Average
Read 74.5
Write 69
Mixed 20
SusWrite 85.6
45% 62.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
109% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 46%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6MFR8N-TF 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
73.8% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 21.9
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 75%

 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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