Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics31.5% 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 Drive29.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemAlienware 17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R2
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateSep 14 '19 at 00:27
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
69.3% Good
Memory 82.1
1-Core 94
2-Core 185
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 305
8-Core 501
49% 403 Pts
64-Core 492
30% 492 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0688) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7866
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
31.5% Below average
Lighting 30.3
Reflection 34.4
Parallax 28.9
25% 31.2 fps
MRender 61.6
Gravity 51.8
Splatting 51.8
45% 55.1 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 M.2 22 256GB
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 36 35 36 35 40 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
29.2% Poor
Read 170
Write 40.8
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 37.9
17% 78.9 MB/s
4K Read 8.6
4K Write 36.2
4K Mixed 13.4
49% 19.4 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 53.2
DQ Mixed 29.6
43% 83.5 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 29.2%
Great: 87%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
431GB free
Firmware: 2BA3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 102 102 102 102 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
60.4% Good
Read 108
Write 102
Mixed 59
SusWrite 102
68% 92.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.3% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 16.4
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 15.7
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 76.7
52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 58%

 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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