Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics30.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive276% 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 17 '18 at 10:39
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
80% Very good
Memory 90.5
1-Core 112
2-Core 225
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 614
60% 494 Pts
64-Core 575
36% 575 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
Dell(1028 0777) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.25
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
30.4% Below average
Lighting 14.4
Reflection 23.1
Parallax 92.7
12% 43.4 fps
MRender 61.2
Gravity 88.1
Splatting 89.7
67% 79.7 fps
Poor: 81%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 149%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
379GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
276% Outstanding
Read 2,080
Write 2,218
Mixed 2,309
494% 2,202 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 27.6
173% 72.8 MB/s
DQ Read 43.2
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 151
118% 154 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 276%
Great: 393%
SK hynix SC311 SATA 128GB
99GB free
Firmware: 70000P10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Read 497
Write 279
Mixed 369
84% 382 MB/s
4K Read 8.56
4K Write 38.6
4K Mixed 9.63
46% 18.9 MB/s
DQ Read 9.57
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 47.3
53% 83.2 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 82%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Read 125
Write 129
Mixed 137
99% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.65
4K Mixed 0.19
76% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 34.7
MC Mixed 30.3
92% 32.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 37
SC Mixed 26.4
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 92%

 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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