Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 55.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics79.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive128% 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0FG0DK
Memory23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161112
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateJul 11 '18 at 07:06
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 below expectations (29th percentile)
55.9% Above average
Memory 72.4
1-Core 77.8
2-Core 153
59% 101 Pts
4-Core 214
8-Core 413
37% 314 Pts
64-Core 400
25% 400 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 69%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0776) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
79.9% Very good
Lighting 99.7
Reflection 113
Parallax 101
81% 105 fps
MRender 93.5
Gravity 91.9
Splatting 96.5
77% 94 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 82%
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0776) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
5.05% Terrible
Lighting 5.5
Reflection 102
Parallax 5.12
4% 37.4 fps
MRender 6.19
Gravity 4.3
Splatting 10.7
6% 7.08 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.05%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC300 SK hy 512GB
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20004A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 557 562 563 526 557 444 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 689
Write 671
Mixed 497
SusWrite 535
134% 598 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 77.4
4K Mixed 38.2
125% 46.2 MB/s
DQ Read 613
DQ Write 676
DQ Mixed 719
520% 669 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 128%
Great: 167%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
97GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 103 103 103 103 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 98.7
Write 95.2
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 102
57% 79.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
60.9% Good
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 24.7
MC Mixed 21.3
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 15
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 96
42% 96 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 82%

 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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