Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	32.1% 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 Drive	42.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware 17 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0M5CM7
Memory	16.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210610
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '23 at 13:53
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	58%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6820HK 20,362 User benchmarks, average bench 69% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Memory 70.4 1-Core 51.2 2-Core 106 47% 75.7 Pts	4-Core 176 8-Core 180 24% 178 Pts	64-Core 197 12% 197 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 980M 14,160 User benchmarks, average bench 41% Dell(1028 0708) ≥ 4GB CLim: 987 MHz, MLim: 1001 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.1% Below average	Lighting 39.4 Reflection 42.6 Parallax 36.7 32% 39.6 fps	MRender 40.6 Gravity 41.1 Splatting 36.4 32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 60%
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) 213,495 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 0708) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.91% Terrible	Lighting 8.4 Reflection 8 Parallax 7.3 7% 7.9 fps	MRender 8.9 Gravity 6.1 Splatting 10.2 7% 8.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.91% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNK128GVN8 M.2 2280 128GB 5,253 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: K8DC4101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 60 54 54 50 55 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.6% Average	Read 204 Write 63.6 Mixed 122 SusWrite 57.4 25% 112 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 38.6 4K Mixed 20.5 74% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 67.6 DQ Mixed 106 97% 155 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 71%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 65GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 83 85 86 88 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 74 Write 82.4 Mixed 18 SusWrite 85.5 47% 65 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
0 2x16GB 182 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	45.6% Average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 18.8 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 12.6 SC Mixed 9.9 27% 9.53 GB/s	Latency 158 25% 158 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	56	30	60	23.8"	1280 720	PHLC0C0 PHL 244E5

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 10%

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System: Alienware 17 R3

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	980x
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	438x
Core i7-6820HQIntelBench 60%, 33,920 samples	3x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	753x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	308x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	293x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	241x
CM871 M.2 2280 128GBSamsungBench 45%, 3,215 samples	110x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	81x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	317x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	140x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	125x

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Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16