Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics106% 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 Drive371% 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.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VHTRM
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170210
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 04 '17 at 04:19
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 126
2-Core 226
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 725
70% 576 Pts
64-Core 725
45% 725 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2705 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 155
Parallax 143
112% 145 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 135
Splatting 114
100% 123 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 106%
Great: 104%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
371% Outstanding
Read 3,076
Write 2,785
Mixed 2,427
615% 2,763 MB/s
4K Read 51.8
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 32.9
186% 69.7 MB/s
DQ Read 536
DQ Write 521
DQ Mixed 173
228% 410 MB/s
Poor: 141%
This bench: 371%
Great: 531%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3B1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 26.1
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 26.7
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,668 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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