Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0MMXTT
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161208
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 28 '17 at 01:53
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 89.5
1-Core 118
2-Core 216
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 601
61% 496 Pts
64-Core 602
37% 602 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0777) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Lighting 100
Reflection 118
Parallax 92.9
82% 104 fps
MRender 96.5
Gravity 94.9
Splatting 104
81% 98.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 82%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Read 127
Write 123
Mixed 111
90% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.2
80% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
78.1% Very good
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 21.8
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 25.4
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 78%

 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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