Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics42.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive89% 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
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 24 '20 at 19:13
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 82.7
1-Core 105
2-Core 205
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 506
56% 443 Pts
64-Core 507
31% 507 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0688) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4120
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
42.5% Average
Lighting 52.9
Reflection 51.9
Parallax 46.6
43% 50.5 fps
MRender 58.4
Gravity 49.6
Splatting 46
41% 51.4 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit L8T-128L9G-11 M.2 2280 128GB
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H87110C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 310 303 318 308 319 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 458
Write 324
Mixed 251
SusWrite 312
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 62.8
4K Mixed 32.8
121% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 207
188% 286 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 89%
Great: 90%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
620GB free
Firmware: 2BA30003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 65 65 64 66 66 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
45.4% Average
Read 92.3
Write 61.3
Mixed 50.9
SusWrite 65.4
50% 67.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
130% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 59%
WD Elements 2621 2TB
1TB free, PID 2621
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 93 93 93 93 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
45% Average
Read 108
Write 109
Mixed 73.7
SusWrite 93.2
129% 96 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.9
131% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 45%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73EB0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
56.5% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 16.7
56% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 20.3
52% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: Alienware 17 R2

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