Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics79.2% 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 Drive152% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '18 at 14:36
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 19%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 87.4
1-Core 108
2-Core 219
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 583
63% 502 Pts
64-Core 590
36% 590 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Lighting 98.1
Reflection 119
Parallax 90.1
80% 102 fps
MRender 92.5
Gravity 91.8
Splatting 99
78% 94.4 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1010 956 1026 753 338 339 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
152% Outstanding
Read 968
Write 228
Mixed 420
SusWrite 737
130% 588 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 36.4
162% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 432
DQ Write 450
DQ Mixed 613
414% 498 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 152%
Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
646GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 116 116 116 118 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
68.8% Good
Read 124
Write 115
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 116
68% 94.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.4
105% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4S240FSDK.8FBD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
74.2% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 21.7
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 23.2
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 70.1
57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 85%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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