Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 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 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics33.6% 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 Drive160% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0GH72M
Memory10 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 08 '17 at 11:44
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 109
2-Core 203
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 541
55% 444 Pts
64-Core 547
34% 547 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M
Dell(1028 0708) 3GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8165
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
33.6% Below average
Lighting 42.7
Reflection 39.7
Parallax 35.5
35% 39.3 fps
MRender 42.2
Gravity 37.6
Splatting 36
31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 33.6%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
160% Outstanding
Read 1,363
Write 614
Mixed 875
209% 950 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 49.6
156% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 451
DQ Write 404
DQ Mixed 142
184% 332 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 160%
Great: 185%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$8
10GB free, PID 5583
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
27.4% Poor
Read 122
Write 21.7
Mixed 29.8
54% 58 MB/s
4K Read 4.99
4K Write 1.22
4K Mixed 0.74
85% 2.32 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 27.4%
Great: 31%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905668-002.A00G Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 12GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
73.5% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 21.8
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 22.4
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R3 Builds (Compare 1,424 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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