Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics40.9% 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)
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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R2
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150724
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 25 '21 at 17:54
Run Duration192 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4720HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
68.6% Good
Memory 75.9
1-Core 68.6
2-Core 194
63% 113 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 479
51% 405 Pts
64-Core 484
30% 484 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0688) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.14.7212
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
40.9% Average
Lighting 50.3
Reflection 56.3
Parallax 48.7
41% 51.8 fps
MRender 55.4
Gravity 50.4
Splatting 45.1
41% 50.3 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 M.2 2280 128GB
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT25D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 22 20 19 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 74%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
49GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 52 53 53 53 53 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
32% Below average
Read 58.7
Write 62.7
Mixed 40.1
SusWrite 52.5
39% 53.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 32%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.3% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 17.3
MC Mixed 15.2
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 18.8
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 88.5
45% 88.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 58%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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