Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics33.2% 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 Drive46.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0GH72M
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170728
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 07 '17 at 04:53
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 109
2-Core 207
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 549
59% 470 Pts
64-Core 552
34% 552 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M
Dell(1028 0708) 3GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5940
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
33.2% Below average
Lighting 42.4
Reflection 40.5
Parallax 36
34% 39.6 fps
MRender 40.5
Gravity 38
Splatting 35.2
31% 37.9 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140
489GB free
Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
68.4% Good
Read 457
Write 326
Mixed 336
83% 373 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 54.2
4K Mixed 21.9
83% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 27.4
DQ Write 183
DQ Mixed 41.7
51% 83.9 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 98%
Samsung CM871 M.2 2280 128GB
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXT21D1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
46.6% Average
Read 479
Write 132
Mixed 211
60% 274 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 42.5
4K Mixed 8.04
63% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 17.1
DQ Write 42.9
DQ Mixed 7.53
12% 22.5 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 57%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
69.1% Good
Read 122
Write 119
Mixed 116
89% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.62
4K Mixed 0.2
82% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 75%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB
150GB free, PID 0200
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
17.6% Very poor
Read 83.5
Write 21.5
Mixed 33.9
48% 46.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.31
4K Write 0.24
4K Mixed 0.1
13% 0.22 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-2133C15-8GRS 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
68.8% Good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 20.9
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 22
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
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System: Alienware 17 R3

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