Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	29.8% 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	100% 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.
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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0GH72M
Memory	17.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170728
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '19 at 19:50
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 67.7 1-Core 78.1 2-Core 152 58% 99.4 Pts	4-Core 274 8-Core 452 44% 363 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 69%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) 213,495 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 0708) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	5.07% Terrible	Lighting 5.47 Reflection 7.19 Parallax 5.09 4% 5.92 fps	MRender 6.38 Gravity 5.07 Splatting 10.4 6% 7.28 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.07% Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 970M 21,995 User benchmarks, average bench 31% Dell(1028 0708) 3GB CLim: 1038 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.8% Poor	Lighting 37.9 Reflection 35.9 Parallax 32.3 31% 35.4 fps	MRender 36.7 Gravity 33.9 Splatting 31.7 28% 34.1 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme INTEL SSDPEKKF51 512GB 273 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 350GB free (System drive) Firmware: HP01 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 381 243 191 81 7.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 656 Write 503 Mixed 555 SusWrite 231 109% 486 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 79.6 4K Mixed 34.6 121% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 502 DQ Write 524 DQ Mixed 453 357% 493 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 262%
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 13,766 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 128GB free Firmware: BXV76D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 297 294 294 293 293 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 710 Write 301 Mixed 300 SusWrite 294 89% 402 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 69.1 4K Mixed 26.3 109% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 703 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 408 328% 473 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 147%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 276GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 81 83 82 83 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 89 Write 88.7 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 81.1 57% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 62%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 192GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 36 37 37 37 36 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 30.5 Write 31.2 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 36.1 42% 30.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR4 2400 C16 2x16GB 683 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.6% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 22.7 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 12.2 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 106%

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

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System: Alienware 17 R3

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	976x
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	437x
Core i7-6820HQIntelBench 60%, 33,920 samples	3x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	750x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	306x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	293x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	240x
CM871 M.2 2280 128GBSamsungBench 45%, 3,215 samples	108x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	81x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	316x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	138x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	125x

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Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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