Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.77% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171024
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '18 at 04:17
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820HK 18,903 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 80.5 1-Core 96.1 2-Core 160 67% 112 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 415 42% 341 Pts	64-Core 465 29% 465 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0778) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4708 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.77% Terrible	Lighting 6.97 Reflection 112 Parallax 7.19 6% 42.2 fps	MRender 9.24 Gravity 6.4 Splatting 15.2 9% 10.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.77% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC300 SK hy 256GB 3,798 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 791 Write 221 Mixed 309 96% 440 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 37.5 152% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 663 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 429 335% 472 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 137%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 603GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 123 123 122 114 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 129 Write 120 Mixed 29 SusWrite 120 72% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB 27,567 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	69% Good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 21.9 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 15.2 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 79.6 50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 78%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 41%

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System: Alienware 17 R4

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,206x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	755x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	528x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	966x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	561x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	436x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	191x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	153x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	131x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	780x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	190x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,951 samples	176x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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