Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics27.5% 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 Drive170% 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
Memory11.6 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 19:31
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 125
2-Core 239
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 680
71% 569 Pts
64-Core 683
42% 683 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 88.1%
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
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
27.5% Poor
Lighting 10.9
Reflection 217
Parallax 217
9% 148 fps
MRender 51.4
Gravity 209
Splatting 0.22
64% 86.7 fps
Poor: 114%
This bench: 27.5%
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 (94th percentile)
170% Outstanding
Read 1,593
Write 552
Mixed 766
212% 970 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 38.7
178% 69.3 MB/s
DQ Read 497
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 169
195% 339 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 170%
Great: 172%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
32GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 398
Mixed 417
98% 443 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 65.2
4K Mixed 30.5
128% 43.8 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 133
148% 252 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 97.3%
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)
76% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 23.4
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 29.5
SC Mixed 24.3
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 76%
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 1,420 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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