Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	69.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	123% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 80% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R3
Memory	23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '20 at 01:43
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	18%
CPU Throttled	80%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	61% Good	Memory 67.3 1-Core 86.6 2-Core 153 59% 102 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 454 46% 375 Pts	64-Core 485 30% 485 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 69%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Dell(1028 068B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.53 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.2% Good	Lighting 87 Reflection 91.2 Parallax 80.9 71% 86.4 fps	MRender 77.5 Gravity 84.2 Splatting 79.8 66% 80.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 87%
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) 213,495 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 0708) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	5.31% Terrible	Lighting 5.63 Reflection 77.7 Parallax 5.5 5% 29.6 fps	MRender 7.33 Gravity 5.1 Splatting 11 7% 7.81 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.31% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 1TB 2,610 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 416 377 316 278 264 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 875 Write 480 Mixed 498 SusWrite 355 123% 552 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 27.7 123% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 811 DQ Write 525 DQ Mixed 652 491% 663 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 201%
Seagate ST1000LM044 HN-M101SAD 1TB 3,391 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 100GB free Firmware: 2BD10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 81 83 83 83 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 88.3 Write 64 Mixed 59 SusWrite 81.8 54% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 78%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 29GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 110 103 111 115 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 90 Write 101 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 105 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.5 175% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 67%
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 750GB 305 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 65GB free, PID 5031 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 59 59 60 61 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 91.5 Write 97.3 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 59.8 100% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 43% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA82GS6MFR8N-TF 2x16GB 5,073 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.6% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 19.4 62% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 15.7 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 75%

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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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Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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