Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.8% 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 Drive91% 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 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R2
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJun 25 '20 at 07:02
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 93.8
1-Core 114
2-Core 219
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 518
57% 452 Pts
64-Core 502
31% 502 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0688) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4614
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
34.8% Below average
Lighting 48.8
Reflection 44.8
Parallax 37.2
40% 43.6 fps
MRender 58
Gravity 48.5
Splatting 0.13
25% 35.5 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 34.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit L8T-256L9G-11 M.2 2280 256GB
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H88110C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 359 367 400 394 372 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Read 464
Write 364
Mixed 283
SusWrite 381
84% 373 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 56.8
4K Mixed 31.1
113% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 222
194% 289 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 91%
Great: 94%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
514GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 112 112 112 113 112 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
68% Good
Read 124
Write 120
Mixed 23.3
SusWrite 113
68% 95 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 68%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KN2M64-ETB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
69.2% Good
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 18.4
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 17.6
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R2 Builds (Compare 508 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17 R2

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