Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics15.6% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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
Memory2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateAug 06 '18 at 17:35
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
67.9% Good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 92.8
2-Core 176
69% 117 Pts
4-Core 286
8-Core 385
43% 335 Pts
64-Core 377
23% 377 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0688) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9811
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
15.6% Very poor
Lighting 6.53
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 42.1
5% 20 fps
MRender 40.2
Gravity 40.1
Splatting 48
36% 42.8 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 15.6%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
563GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX0P2D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 84 83 83 88 93 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
53.1% Above average
Read 99.8
Write 94
Mixed 32
SusWrite 85.2
56% 77.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
49.9% Average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 15.1
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 14.4
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R2 Builds (Compare 506 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17 R2

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