Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.9% 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 Drive89.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '18 at 17:51
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 119
2-Core 223
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 603
61% 495 Pts
64-Core 606
38% 606 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0778) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8514
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 110
Parallax 94.2
88% 104 fps
MRender 84.6
Gravity 84.6
Splatting 89.1
71% 86.1 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
391GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
267% Outstanding
Read 2,865
Write 1,461
Mixed 1,488
426% 1,938 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 32.6
187% 68.6 MB/s
DQ Read 56.8
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 161
133% 181 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 267%
Great: 254%
Samsung PM871b M.2 2280 128GB
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MVT22D0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Read 499
Write 466
Mixed 487
108% 484 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 82.9
4K Mixed 24.6
128% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 36.8
DQ Write 87.4
DQ Mixed 24.5
29% 49.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 101%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
930GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Read 126
Write 124
Mixed 125
94% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.31
4K Mixed 0.19
71% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6MFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
79.4% Very good
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 22.7
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 25.4
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.4%
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%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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