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Alienware 17 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 65.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	37.1% 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 Drive	115% 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware 17 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0M5CM7
Memory	20.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210610
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '24 at 22:39
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6820HK 20,362 User benchmarks, average bench 69% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	65.6% Good	Memory 75.9 1-Core 78 2-Core 157 61% 104 Pts	4-Core 299 8-Core 457 47% 378 Pts	64-Core 473 29% 473 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 980M 14,160 User benchmarks, average bench 41% Dell(1028 0708) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1126 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.44 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.1% Below average	Lighting 46.4 Reflection 50.9 Parallax 47.3 38% 48.2 fps	MRender 37.4 Gravity 49.4 Splatting 43.5 36% 43.4 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 60%
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) 213,495 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 0708) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6859 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	5.1% Terrible	Lighting 5.5 Reflection 7 Parallax 6.3 4% 6.27 fps	MRender 7.7 Gravity 6.1 Splatting 8.8 6% 7.53 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.1% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 7,011 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 341 346 314 338 283 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 963 Write 422 Mixed 380 SusWrite 332 116% 524 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 23.9 119% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 551 DQ Write 392 DQ Mixed 441 338% 461 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 172%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 101GB free Firmware: JB0OA3P0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 104 106 105 104 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 103 Write 91.6 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 106 60% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF2G64HZ-2G1A1 2x16GB 852 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.6% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 20.2 65% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 18 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 92.2 43% 92.2 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 84%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	46	15	60	20"	1280 720	SAM08A7 S20B300

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Gaming 10%

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 10%

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System: Alienware 17 R3

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	1,029x
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	446x
Core i7-6820HQIntelBench 60%, 33,920 samples	3x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	796x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	317x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	297x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	251x
CM871 M.2 2280 128GBSamsungBench 45%, 3,215 samples	114x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	84x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	330x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	144x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	131x

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