Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.2% 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 Drive133% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory12.7 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 20:07
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 93.5
1-Core 133
2-Core 245
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 736
71% 584 Pts
64-Core 733
45% 733 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 86.8%
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)
77.2% Very good
Lighting 92.6
Reflection 107
Parallax 74.9
76% 91.4 fps
MRender 95.1
Gravity 97.4
Splatting 101
81% 98 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 77.2%
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: 291 329 303 309 321 311 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 859
Write 326
Mixed 431
SusWrite 311
106% 482 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 52.1
174% 67.2 MB/s
DQ Read 560
DQ Write 595
DQ Mixed 292
298% 482 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 133%
Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 127 122 127 129 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Read 140
Write 122
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 127
75% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 76.5%
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 (95th percentile)
77.6% Very good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 21.8
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 24.2
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 77.6%
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 2,674 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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