Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.7% 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)
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
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0CFV5H
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201012
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 15 '21 at 11:58
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 125
2-Core 227
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 658
66% 535 Pts
64-Core 650
40% 650 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0708) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6611
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
36.7% Below average
Lighting 52.1
Reflection 76
Parallax 53.8
42% 60.6 fps
MRender 56.1
Gravity 51.1
Splatting 0.2
26% 35.8 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
658GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 884 492 497 501 497 500 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
476GB free
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 580 580 580 574 572 575 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
178% Outstanding
Read 1,038
Write 573
Mixed 457
SusWrite 577
147% 661 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 47.8
217% 86.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,047
DQ Write 594
DQ Mixed 610
510% 750 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 178%
Great: 172%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2933 C17 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
85.3% Excellent
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 33.2
MC Mixed 25.2
86% 30.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 27.7
77% 27 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R3 Builds (Compare 1,422 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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