Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics92.3% 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 Drive136% 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 (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180509
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 23 '18 at 15:49
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User IRQ-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 93
2-Core 186
69% 120 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 475
50% 403 Pts
64-Core 538
33% 538 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.3% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 133
Parallax 120
96% 123 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 113
Splatting 98.5
86% 106 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Thnsn51t02duk NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB
358GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 329 328 362 329 251 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 1027
Write 427
Mixed 397
SusWrite 338
120% 547 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 46.1
164% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 611
DQ Write 455
DQ Mixed 474
370% 513 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 136%
Great: 173%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
450GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 126 127 128 126 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Read 125
Write 122
Mixed 25.5
SusWrite 127
72% 99.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 75%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB
3.5TB free, PID 25e2
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 101 104 105 102 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
43.6% Average
Read 111
Write 99.5
Mixed 69
SusWrite 102
127% 95.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.2
66% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4SFD824A.C16FDD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
79.8% Very good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 25.6
82% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 23
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 77.3
52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 87%

 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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