Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '18 at 05:53
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	11%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	62.6% Good	Memory 67.4 1-Core 95.6 2-Core 181 65% 115 Pts	4-Core 311 8-Core 504 50% 408 Pts	64-Core 563 35% 563 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile) 177,775 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Dell(1028 0778) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9811 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	50.9% Above average	Lighting 61.7 Reflection 68.6 Parallax 57.3 50% 62.6 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 58.5 Splatting 64.7 52% 63.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU800NS38 256GB 10,211 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0518BS Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 32 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 45 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 59 (A3) Unknown 100 100 7 (A4) Unknown 100 100 5534 (A5) Unknown 100 100 30 (A6) Unknown 100 100 3 (A7) Unknown 100 100 10 (94) Unknown 100 100 3260 (95) Unknown 100 100 129 (96) Unknown 100 100 0 (97) Unknown 100 100 95 (9F) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1500 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 7 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 63 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 67 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 27754 (F2) Unknown 100 100 24948 (F5) Unknown 100 100 99612	65% Good	Read 486 Write 314 Mixed 334 84% 378 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 41.7 4K Mixed 14.4 75% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 25 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 52.3 54% 83.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 110%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 843GB free Firmware: AX0P3D Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1745 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 47 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 60 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 15 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1369 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 210454183979 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 24 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1084431768 (F2) Unknown 100 100 758144575 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	52.7% Above average	Read 105 Write 78.5 Mixed 97.1 71% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.27 4K Mixed 0.21 66% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GB 41,676 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.7% Below average	MC Read 12.2 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 10.1 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 9.5 25% 8.63 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 42%

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Workstation 41%

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System: Alienware 17 R4

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,206x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	755x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	529x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	966x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	561x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	437x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	192x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	153x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	131x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	781x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	190x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,951 samples	176x

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Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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