Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.86% 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.
Boot Drive264% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateSep 19 '18 at 20:48
Run Duration253 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
74% Very good
Memory 85.7
1-Core 107
2-Core 210
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 613
57% 475 Pts
64-Core 608
38% 608 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 74%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0778) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.86% Terrible
Lighting 7.27
Reflection 126
Parallax 7.06
6% 46.8 fps
MRender 9.76
Gravity 6.4
Splatting 14.2
9% 10.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.86%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
824GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1091 1226 1196 1210 1221 1333 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
264% Outstanding
Read 2,394
Write 1,737
Mixed 963
SusWrite 1,213
351% 1,577 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 60.8
200% 70.2 MB/s
DQ Read 744
DQ Write 665
DQ Mixed 703
528% 704 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 264%
Great: 372%
Hgst HTS721010A9E630 256GB
238GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 391 380 382 384 413 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 483
Write 423
Mixed 347
SusWrite 384
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 73.7
4K Mixed 40.6
136% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 334
255% 344 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 101%
SABRENT 500GB
387GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 350 262 342 343 357 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 19% Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3B1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
77% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 24.2
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 21.1
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 71.5
56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 49%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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