Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 31.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics50.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive228% 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.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170914
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 05 '17 at 03:06
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
31.7% Below average
Memory 47.5
1-Core 25.2
2-Core 49.3
27% 40.7 Pts
4-Core 87.2
8-Core 137
14% 112 Pts
64-Core 137
8% 137 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.14
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.3% Above average
Lighting 48.1
Reflection 57.1
Parallax 82.3
39% 62.5 fps
MRender 86.4
Gravity 81.1
Splatting 93.9
72% 87.1 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
228% Outstanding
Read 2,319
Write 1,725
Mixed 1,932
443% 1,992 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 43.4
4K Mixed 20.8
91% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 32.5
DQ Write 93.2
DQ Mixed 42.7
38% 56.1 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 228%
Great: 353%
Samsung 960 PRO 512GB
217GB free
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: Unknown
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
214% Outstanding
Read 2,332
Write 1,383
Mixed 1,789
406% 1,835 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 45.8
4K Mixed 28.6
106% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 89.4
DQ Write 96.9
DQ Mixed 46
48% 77.4 MB/s
Poor: 136%
This bench: 214%
Great: 255%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
294GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Read 86.2
Write 103
Mixed 101
73% 96.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.35
4K Mixed 0.17
68% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown K821PJ-MID 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
46.2% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 21
52% 18 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 8.4
23% 8.13 GB/s
Latency 170
24% 170 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 49%
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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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