Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics97.6% 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 Drive147% 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.
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
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime1 Days
Run DateAug 14 '18 at 15:00
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User NPL-User
Background CPU4%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 76.7
1-Core 114
2-Core 220
76% 137 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 610
61% 496 Pts
64-Core 607
38% 607 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.6% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 138
Parallax 127
102% 130 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 119
Splatting 101
89% 110 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 324 304 316 287 289 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
147% Outstanding
Read 1,681
Write 326
Mixed 353
SusWrite 294
143% 663 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 42.5
156% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 302
224% 300 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 147%
Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
798GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 142 142 141 142 141 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Read 140
Write 145
Mixed 29
SusWrite 141
82% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3H1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
79.5% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 25.8
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 23.4
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 86.8
46% 86.8 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 82%

 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%
Speed boat

System: Alienware 17 R4

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