Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.4% 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 Drive150% 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.
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
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 09 '18 at 20:00
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 88.5
1-Core 128
2-Core 237
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 728
72% 586 Pts
64-Core 726
45% 726 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 389.12
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
76.4% Very good
Lighting 90.8
Reflection 106
Parallax 80.3
74% 92.5 fps
MRender 95.9
Gravity 97.3
Splatting 102
81% 98.4 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 313 306 306 319 275 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
150% Outstanding
Read 1,651
Write 597
Mixed 742
SusWrite 284
180% 819 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 45.6
162% 62.9 MB/s
DQ Read 436
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 300
245% 352 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 150%
Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 127 129 121 129 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 139
Write 107
Mixed 32
SusWrite 127
73% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
77.4% Very good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 22.2
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 24
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,675 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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