Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.2% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0M5CM7
Memory8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170728
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateApr 07 '19 at 14:26
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 84.6
2-Core 189
68% 119 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 551
54% 444 Pts
64-Core 556
34% 556 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0708) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1967
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
17.2% Very poor
Lighting 10
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 41.8
8% 21.1 fps
MRender 39.3
Gravity 41.9
Splatting 45.2
35% 42.2 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 17.2%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 58 55 58 61 66 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
38.1% Below average
Read 74
Write 87.8
Mixed 20.1
SusWrite 58.6
44% 60.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
72.2% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 22.6
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 21.4
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 76
53% 76 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 72.2%
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 1,418 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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