Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.08% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive43.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R3
Memory1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '23 at 15:10
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.5% Good
Memory 79.5
1-Core 91.4
2-Core 181
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 321
8-Core 485
50% 403 Pts
64-Core 491
30% 491 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0708) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
5.08% Terrible
Lighting 5.7
Reflection 41.4
Parallax 5.8
5% 17.6 fps
MRender 6.6
Gravity 5.8
Splatting 8.7
6% 7.03 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.08%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung CM871 M.2 2280 128GB
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXT21D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 62 67 59 51 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 382
Write 126
Mixed 155
SusWrite 63.2
40% 182 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 39
4K Mixed 15.5
66% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 34.6
DQ Mixed 46.7
48% 83.3 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 57%
T-force 2TB 2TB
742GB free
Firmware: V0718B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 1.7 27 320 323 317 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Read 405
Write 281
Mixed 312
SusWrite 178
66% 294 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 48.6
4K Mixed 15.8
81% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 31.5
72% 144 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF51264HZ-2G1A2 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.2% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 16.5
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 15.8
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 81.5
49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R3 Builds (Compare 1,428 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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