Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics80.3% 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 Drive127% 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.
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.
CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171211
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 31 '17 at 03:29
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 134
2-Core 260
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 740
75% 610 Pts
64-Core 737
46% 737 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 120
Parallax 92
82% 104 fps
MRender 90
Gravity 91
Splatting 97.3
76% 92.7 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC300 SK hy 256GB
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 1,071
Write 403
Mixed 577
150% 684 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 16.7
140% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 512
DQ Write 390
DQ Mixed 21.7
133% 308 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 127%
Great: 137%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
627GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 107
Write 107
Mixed 109
81% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.49
4K Mixed 0.18
72% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 32.8
MC Mixed 24
84% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 33.3
SC Mixed 26.8
75% 26.4 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 84%

 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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