Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics92.2% 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 Drive158% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 23 '17 at 23:02
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 134
2-Core 260
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 604
68% 535 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2450 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.2% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 127
Parallax 111
96% 119 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 116
Splatting 92.9
84% 104 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
417GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
158% Outstanding
Read 1,617
Write 573
Mixed 796
217% 995 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 22.2
164% 68.3 MB/s
DQ Read 40.4
DQ Write 451
DQ Mixed 23
84% 172 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 158%
Great: 172%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
108GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 508
Write 403
Mixed 414
98% 442 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 82.2
4K Mixed 22.4
128% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 37.3
DQ Write 88.4
DQ Mixed 22.3
29% 49.4 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 134%
Seagate Portable 1TB
618GB free, PID 2300
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 8% Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43BB1-CRC 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
82% Excellent
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 25.7
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 26.1
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 82%
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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HDDRAMUSB
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