Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics3.76% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive78.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R2
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170728
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateMay 31 '18 at 15:54
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4720HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
68.2% Good
Memory 80.6
1-Core 94
2-Core 175
68% 116 Pts
4-Core 302
8-Core 484
48% 393 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 0688) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.76% Terrible
Lighting 4
Reflection 40.3
Parallax 6.75
3% 17 fps
MRender 9.1
Gravity 2.47
Splatting 6
5% 5.85 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.76%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 1TB
555GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Read 511
Write 369
Mixed 358
92% 413 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 64.5
4K Mixed 15.8
100% 36.7 MB/s
DQ Read 30.8
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 16.7
50% 100 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 133%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0304
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
61.8% Good
Read 116
Write 98.4
Mixed 71.5
71% 95.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.09
4K Write 4.96
4K Mixed 0.54
198% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
53.9% Above average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 16.6
54% 18.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 18.3
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 79.4
50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R2 Builds (Compare 506 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17 R2

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