Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.44% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive152% 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.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateMay 02 '18 at 21:29
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th 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)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 87.2
1-Core 118
2-Core 224
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 611
62% 502 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0778) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 22.20.16.4708
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.44% Terrible
Lighting 7.63
Reflection 112
Parallax 7.53
6% 42.4 fps
MRender 11.6
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 15.7
10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.44%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
152% Outstanding
Read 1,985
Write 300
Mixed 495
198% 926 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 35.6
138% 56.4 MB/s
DQ Read 285
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 17.2
80% 182 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 152%
Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Read 135
Write 130
Mixed 130
100% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.2
81% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 76.2%
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 (96th percentile)
78.4% Very good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 22.5
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 25.3
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 78%

 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%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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