Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics26.7% 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 Drive233% 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 Alienware 17 R4
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170512
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 17 '17 at 04:22
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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 (93rd percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 85.9
1-Core 113
2-Core 212
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 616
64% 514 Pts
64-Core 614
38% 614 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0778) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8183
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
26.7% Poor
Lighting 9.97
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 70.5
8% 30.7 fps
MRender 73
Gravity 67.2
Splatting 85.9
63% 75.3 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 26.7%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
389GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 2,508
Write 1,158
Mixed 1,451
375% 1,706 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 28.6
157% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 393
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 86.1
137% 264 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 233%
Great: 259%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
73.9% Very good
Read 135
Write 123
Mixed 123
96% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.32
4K Mixed 0.19
75% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
81.2% Excellent
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 25.8
82% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 25.1
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81.2%
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%
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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