Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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. 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 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics7.45% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R2
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 23 '19 at 19:54
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 71%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
65.9% Good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 83.8
2-Core 158
64% 108 Pts
4-Core 265
8-Core 440
43% 352 Pts
64-Core 483
30% 483 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Pro HD 5200 (V2 Mobile 1.2 GHz)
Dell(1028 0688) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.45% Terrible
Lighting 7.77
Reflection 52
Parallax 12.6
6% 24.1 fps
MRender 13.1
Gravity 5.03
Splatting 15.7
10% 11.3 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.45%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB
458GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT23B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,620
Write 4,917
Mixed 4,801
1,140% 5,113 MB/s
4K Read 468
4K Write 270
4K Mixed 319
1,261% 352 MB/s
DQ Read 926
DQ Write 565
DQ Mixed 681
525% 724 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 135 135 138 137 139 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Read 135
Write 125
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 136
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: 77.7%
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)
69.2% Good
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 20
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 16.2
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R2 Builds (Compare 507 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17 R2

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