Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.35% 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.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0CFV5H
Memory10.7 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190530
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateJan 14 '20 at 12:46
Run Duration193 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 52%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
68.7% Good
Memory 81.3
1-Core 88.3
2-Core 139
63% 103 Pts
4-Core 303
8-Core 533
50% 418 Pts
64-Core 542
34% 542 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0708) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.35% Terrible
Lighting 6.77
Reflection 49.4
Parallax 8.03
6% 21.4 fps
MRender 6.62
Gravity 6.47
Splatting 14.1
8% 9.07 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.35%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial_FCCT512MX100SSD1 512GB
308GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 578 333 91 499 286 335 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 104%
ASMT 2115 1TB
954GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 37 38 38 38 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 39.7
Write 36.9
Mixed 38.2
SusWrite 37.3
52% 38 MB/s
4K Read 10.7
4K Write 12.1
4K Mixed 12
859% 11.6 MB/s
DQ Read 13
DQ Write 15.3
DQ Mixed 13.3
1,021% 13.9 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 175%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A5143DB0-CPB Kingston KHX2133C13S4/16G 20GB
2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 16384 MB
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.3% Average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 12.6
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 13.2
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R3 Builds (Compare 1,425 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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