Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics76% 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 Drive73.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0FG0DK
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161112
Uptime12.9 Days
Run DateJul 29 '18 at 06:12
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Memory 47.9
1-Core 75.3
2-Core 165
52% 96.1 Pts
4-Core 303
8-Core 332
42% 318 Pts
64-Core 359
22% 359 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0776) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9836
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76% Very good
Lighting 94.9
Reflection 109
Parallax 85.2
77% 96.3 fps
MRender 88.7
Gravity 86
Splatting 92.9
73% 89.2 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 76%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 209 228 282 190 171 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Read 133
Write 83.1
Mixed 463
SusWrite 227
52% 227 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 48.8
4K Mixed 30.4
94% 32.8 MB/s
DQ Read 590
DQ Write 535
DQ Mixed 614
446% 580 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 141%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
687GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 119 122 118 122 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
73% Very good
Read 135
Write 127
Mixed 40.5
SusWrite 119
76% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
102% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 73%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6B1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
37.7% Below average
MC Read 13.1
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 12.8
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 11.7
SC Mixed 7.8
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 169
24% 169 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 83%

 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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