Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive87.7% 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.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateSep 22 '18 at 05:09
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 as expected (55th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Memory 86.2
1-Core 103
2-Core 199
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 597
55% 461 Pts
64-Core 594
37% 594 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
101% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 141
Parallax 122
106% 131 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 127
Splatting 104
93% 115 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR060
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 387 241 238 254 225 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 421
Write 449
Mixed 372
SusWrite 295
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 35.2
124% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 315
239% 322 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 98%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 126 125 116 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
67.4% Good
Read 116
Write 98.2
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 120
67% 92.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.4
78% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown MSI24D4S7D8MH-16 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
78.4% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 25.3
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 21
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,669 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

System: Alienware 17 R4

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