Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.54% 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.
Boot Drive94.7% 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.
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.
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R3
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160323
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 04 '16 at 01:27
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
50.2% Above average
Memory 72.6
1-Core 43.1
2-Core 79.6
43% 65.1 Pts
4-Core 154
8-Core 209
23% 182 Pts
64-Core 307
19% 307 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0708) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4390
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.54% Terrible
Lighting 6.87
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 6.88
6% 8 fps
MRender 8.67
Gravity 6.17
Splatting 14.2
8% 9.67 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.54%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122
506GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
57.8% Above average
Read 477
Write 350
Mixed 380
89% 402 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 26.4
4K Mixed 14.3
52% 17.8 MB/s
DQ Read 26.9
DQ Write 37.6
DQ Mixed 17.6
17% 27.4 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 133%
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Read 1,293
Write 278
Mixed 440
145% 671 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 34.8
4K Mixed 18.9
67% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 147
DQ Write 87.8
DQ Mixed 11.6
37% 82.1 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 147%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905630-005.A00G 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
58.6% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 21.3
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 14.1
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 95.5
42% 95.5 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R3 Builds (Compare 1,422 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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