Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	76.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	46.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (100%). 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	2.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '20 at 01:45
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	100%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Memory 31.7 1-Core 77.8 2-Core 150 45% 86.5 Pts	4-Core 273 8-Core 457 44% 365 Pts	64-Core 478 30% 478 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	76.7% Very good	Lighting 94.3 Reflection 114 Parallax 86.9 77% 98.3 fps	MRender 90 Gravity 91.8 Splatting 96.3 76% 92.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 556GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 384 380 390 377 389 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 359 Write 302 Mixed 290 SusWrite 383 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 39.5 4K Mixed 23.6 77% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 216 167% 233 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 123%
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 128GB 12,357 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4152012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 87 89 79 49 61 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.7% Average	Read 275 Write 150 Mixed 169 SusWrite 77.9 37% 168 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 24.4 4K Mixed 18 60% 19.5 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 204 172% 250 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 87%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 250GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 90 91 90 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	29.3% Poor	Read 11.7 Write 87.5 Mixed 17.8 SusWrite 90.2 38% 51.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.2 53% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 75%
Imation Nano Pro II 8GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 5GB free, PID 0726 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 3 3.2 3.8 3.9 4 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	5.11% Terrible	Read 21.7 Write 12.7 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 3.4 14% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 23% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.11% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GB 4,951 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 19.6 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 10.5 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 245 16% 245 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 84%

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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	530x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	967x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	561x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	437x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	193x
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	782x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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