Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics34.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive189% 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02HNYT
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170209
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 20 '17 at 04:31
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 way above expectations (92nd percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 85.5
1-Core 109
2-Core 214
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 610
63% 505 Pts
64-Core 612
38% 612 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 79.9%
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: 381.78
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
34.7% Below average
Lighting 39.3
Reflection 45.3
Parallax 36.7
32% 40.4 fps
MRender 56.1
Gravity 39.1
Splatting 51.3
40% 48.8 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
189% Outstanding
Read 1,602
Write 755
Mixed 894
238% 1,084 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 59.4
192% 69.8 MB/s
DQ Read 492
DQ Write 365
DQ Mixed 184
204% 347 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 189%
Great: 141%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB
6TB free
Firmware: D781
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Read 159
Write 103
Mixed 90.4
88% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 6.98
4K Mixed 0.7
243% 2.85 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 92%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
603GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
69.5% Good
Read 121
Write 121
Mixed 114
89% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.75
4K Mixed 0.23
86% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3B1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 25.7
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 31.3
SC Mixed 24.4
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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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