Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 65.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.2% 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 Drive	179% 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.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Alienware 17 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0GH72M
Memory	7.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210610
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 15 '23 at 00:56
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	58%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Memory 79.6 1-Core 85.3 2-Core 150 63% 105 Pts	4-Core 275 8-Core 454 44% 365 Pts	64-Core 444 28% 444 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M 21,995 User benchmarks, average bench 31% Dell(1028 0708) 3GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 31.0.15.3168 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Lighting 45.5 Reflection 66.7 Parallax 42.1 37% 51.4 fps	MRender 45.6 Gravity 44 Splatting 38.5 34% 42.7 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 51,051 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1225 515 526 549 554 557 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 1,741 Write 1,775 Mixed 1,628 SusWrite 654 326% 1,450 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 50.7 166% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 428 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 392 292% 388 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 300%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 280GB free Firmware: JB0OA3P0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 70 68 70 72 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 86.2 Write 85.2 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 69.2 47% 65.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH Samsung M471A5244CB0-CRC 12GB 1,703 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 17.7 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 16.4 46% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 81.3 49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 69%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 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
0%	0%	0	46	12	60	17.2"	1280 720	CMN175E

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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 i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16