Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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. 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 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.63% 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 Drive48.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180423
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 29 '18 at 13:53
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 47%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
64% Good
Memory 73.7
1-Core 76.3
2-Core 142
58% 97.5 Pts
4-Core 294
8-Core 418
45% 356 Pts
64-Core 379
23% 379 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 64%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0776) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
5.63% Terrible
Lighting 6
Reflection 109
Parallax 0.06
5% 38.3 fps
MRender 6.57
Gravity 5.4
Splatting 12.3
7% 8.11 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.63%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 128GB
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 94 88 97 91 96 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
48.9% Average
Read 348
Write 108
Mixed 105
SusWrite 93.9
36% 164 MB/s
4K Read 13.9
4K Write 29.8
4K Mixed 15.7
57% 19.8 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 163
149% 231 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 87%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
224GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 87 87 92 88 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 116
Write 85
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 90.1
57% 78.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
109% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 24.6
MC Mixed 19.6
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 15.5
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 93.2
43% 93.2 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 60%
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%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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