Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	40.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0CFV5H
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180717
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '21 at 19:08
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	LCA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6820HK 20,362 User benchmarks, average bench 69% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	41.1% Average	Memory 64.1 1-Core 25 2-Core 50.9 33% 46.7 Pts	4-Core 101 8-Core 140 15% 120 Pts	64-Core 133 8% 133 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M 14,160 User benchmarks, average bench 41% Dell(1028 0708) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7563 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.9% Average	Lighting 50.6 Reflection 56.2 Parallax 48 41% 51.6 fps	MRender 54.8 Gravity 50.2 Splatting 44.7 40% 49.9 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon CV8-8E128 128GB 387 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 141 142 139 142 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 441 Write 220 Mixed 186 SusWrite 142 55% 247 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 33.4 4K Mixed 24.1 76% 25.2 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 125 105% 153 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 93%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 806GB free Firmware: JB0OA3P0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 123 123 123 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 119 Write 124 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 123 70% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB 55,289 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	46.8% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 20.2 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 8.2 23% 8.03 GB/s	Latency 116 34% 116 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 76%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	10	7	60	17.2"	1280 720	SDC4C48

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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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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