Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics118% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive171% 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
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170728
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 16 '17 at 19:26
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 125
2-Core 247
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 684
71% 572 Pts
64-Core 686
42% 686 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan Xp
Nvidia(10DE 123F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2890 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 388.43
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 57.9
Parallax 213
154% 153 fps
MRender 54.6
Gravity 205
Splatting 0.22
63% 86.6 fps
Poor: 114%
This bench: 118%
Great: 140%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
310GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
171% Outstanding
Read 1,578
Write 569
Mixed 739
210% 962 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 39.2
179% 70.1 MB/s
DQ Read 502
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 169
197% 343 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 171%
Great: 172%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122
32GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 395
Mixed 419
98% 442 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 64.9
4K Mixed 30.5
128% 43.8 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 132
145% 248 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
75.9% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 23.3
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 24.2
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 75.9%
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 1,425 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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