Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics43.5% 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 Drive85.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R2
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime9.2 Days
Run DateJul 08 '18 at 11:11
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4980HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Memory 81.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 219
78% 139 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 539
58% 462 Pts
64-Core 540
33% 540 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0688) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9836
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
43.5% Average
Lighting 54.7
Reflection 52.3
Parallax 52
45% 53 fps
MRender 58.5
Gravity 47.4
Splatting 47.9
42% 51.3 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon LGH-512V2G-11 M.2 2280 512GB
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FG9110A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 399 374 397 394 383 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Read 448
Write 394
Mixed 286
SusWrite 389
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 58.8
4K Mixed 29
97% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 119
140% 242 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 99%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
905GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 122 122 123 123 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 140
Write 135
Mixed 28.4
SusWrite 122
77% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73EB0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.2% Very good
MC Read 39.1
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 22
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 19.2
52% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 77.8
51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: Alienware 17 R2

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