Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics41.9% 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)
Boot Drive163% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0M5CM7
Memory11.5 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 22:27
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 (100th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 122
2-Core 242
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 688
71% 570 Pts
64-Core 674
42% 674 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0708) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8843
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
41.9% Average
Lighting 52.8
Reflection 50.9
Parallax 43.8
43% 49.2 fps
MRender 52.9
Gravity 46.3
Splatting 47.3
40% 48.8 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
357GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
163% Outstanding
Read 1,468
Write 554
Mixed 759
203% 927 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 37.8
169% 67.2 MB/s
DQ Read 500
DQ Write 370
DQ Mixed 169
198% 346 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 163%
Great: 172%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
32GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 382
Mixed 423
97% 434 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 61.2
4K Mixed 28.8
110% 39 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 136
149% 254 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90.9%
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 (70th percentile)
72.5% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 22
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 23.5
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.5%
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 1,419 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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