Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics94.4% 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 Drive159% 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
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 15 '18 at 02:46
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 130
2-Core 249
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 736
72% 589 Pts
64-Core 680
42% 680 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
Dell(1028 0778) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.4% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 143
Parallax 129
94% 129 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 128
Splatting 107
95% 117 fps
Poor: 81%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 149%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Thnsn51t02duk NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB
466GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 582 271 359 421 395 317 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
159% Outstanding
Read 931
Write 849
Mixed 804
SusWrite 391
167% 744 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 58.8
198% 70.8 MB/s
DQ Read 920
DQ Write 720
DQ Mixed 813
610% 818 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 159%
Great: 173%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
883GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 116 113 117 120 119 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 126
Write 126
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 117
71% 98.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.4
105% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
81.4% Excellent
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 25.5
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 25.1
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81.4%
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 2,668 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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