Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 39% Jet ski	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
Processor	With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 24.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics	40.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R2
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150724
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '21 at 13:16
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	44%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4710HQ 69,536 User benchmarks, average bench 58% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	24.6% Poor	Memory 36.7 1-Core 23.2 2-Core 42.6 22% 34.2 Pts	4-Core 68.6 8-Core 105 11% 87 Pts	64-Core 120 7% 120 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M 14,160 User benchmarks, average bench 41% Dell(1028 0688) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3153 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.3% Average	Lighting 49.5 Reflection 52.3 Parallax 51.6 40% 51.1 fps	MRender 54.6 Gravity 50.4 Splatting 44.4 40% 49.8 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 60%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 139 41 178 210 204 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 388 Write 7.2 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 183 32% 147 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 25.7 4K Mixed 17.8 64% 20.6 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 48.5 60% 108 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 2x8GB 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 15.8 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 5.2 SC Write 4.8 SC Mixed 6.6 16% 5.53 GB/s	Latency 218 18% 218 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 50: 10R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
50%	38%	26	62	2	60	17.3"	1920 1080	LGD0459

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware 17 R2

CPU
Core i7-4710HQIntelBench 58%, 69,536 samples	205x
Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 58%, 80,960 samples	199x
Core i7-4980HQIntelBench 69%, 2,147 samples	99x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	251x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	87x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	80x

SSD
PM851 M.2 2280 128GBSamsungBench 55%, 1,404 samples	35x
L8T-128L9G-11 M.2 2280 128GBLiteonitBench 75%, 553 samples	21x
L8T-256L9G-11 M.2 2280 256GBLiteonitBench 80%, 846 samples	20x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	130x
M471B1G73EB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 10,651 samples	61x
KN2M64-ETB 2x8GBKingstonBench 51%, 2,986 samples	32x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16