Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics39.4% 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 Drive162% 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.
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 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0M5CM7
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170728
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 07 '17 at 22:02
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 125
2-Core 246
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 689
70% 568 Pts
64-Core 688
43% 688 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0708) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8843
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
39.4% Below average
Lighting 48.2
Reflection 44
Parallax 35.8
39% 42.7 fps
MRender 52.7
Gravity 45.8
Splatting 47.3
40% 48.6 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
358GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
162% Outstanding
Read 1,463
Write 568
Mixed 779
205% 937 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 37.9
165% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 485
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 168
194% 336 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 162%
Great: 172%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
32GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 388
Mixed 422
97% 437 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 61.6
4K Mixed 30.2
117% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 133
146% 248 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
72.2% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 21.9
72% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 23.4
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R3 Builds (Compare 1,418 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17 R3

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