Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	95.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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.
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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	Alienware 17 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0M5CM7
Memory	5.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210610
Uptime	9.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '22 at 05:48
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6820HK 20,362 User benchmarks, average bench 69% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Memory 84.9 1-Core 67 2-Core 132 58% 94.6 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 384 38% 313 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Dell(1028 068B) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.7% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 137 Parallax 189 98% 149 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 138 Splatting 89.7 90% 113 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 7,011 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 328 324 309 315 271 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 800 Write 396 Mixed 302 SusWrite 309 100% 451 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 65.6 4K Mixed 28.3 106% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 516 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 335 265% 375 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 172%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 867GB free Firmware: SS0411BB SusWrite @10s intervals: 673 707 730 793 918 830 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	146% Outstanding	Read 702 Write 967 Mixed 108 SusWrite 775 144% 638 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 49.3 161% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 614 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 302 263% 401 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 370%
Kesu USB 3.0 750GB 108 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 570GB free Firmware: 0209 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 101 103 101 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 89.4 Write 99 Mixed 50.4 SusWrite 102 62% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 83% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 65%
Seagate ST1000LM044 HN-M101SAD 1TB 3,391 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 430GB free Firmware: 2BD10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 94 94 100 102 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 81 Write 105 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 98.4 62% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 78%
WDC WD50 00AAKX-60U6AA0 500GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 52GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 110 108 109 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 103 Write 99.4 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 108 128% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 45%
TOSHIBA MD04ACA400 4TB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 110 109 108 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 112 Write 130 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 108 140% 104 MB/s	4K Read 8.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 140% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB 20,956 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	66.5% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 21.4 68% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 17.9 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 76%

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

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System: Alienware 17 R3

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	983x
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	438x
Core i7-6820HQIntelBench 60%, 33,920 samples	3x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	755x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	309x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	293x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	242x
CM871 M.2 2280 128GBSamsungBench 45%, 3,215 samples	111x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	81x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	317x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	140x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	126x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16