Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99.1% 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 Drive	242% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '18 at 02:17
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820HK 18,903 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 92 1-Core 133 2-Core 248 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 712 70% 573 Pts	64-Core 731 45% 731 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile) 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 95% Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2577 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.1% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 149 Parallax 120 102% 131 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 121 Splatting 112 94% 116 fps
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 9,737 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 847 850 743 905 879 842 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,910 Write 1,753 Mixed 1,435 SusWrite 844 333% 1,486 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 71.1 242% 88.1 MB/s	DQ Read 869 DQ Write 898 DQ Mixed 801 625% 856 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 251%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 1TB-$65 6,111 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 406GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 464 390 339 336 335 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 356 Write 326 Mixed 248 SusWrite 372 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 25.3 104% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 343 239% 297 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 104%
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$372 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 484 483 485 485 485 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 483 Mixed 459 SusWrite 484 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 49.4 164% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
Transcend TS512GMTS400 512GB 148 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 164GB free Firmware: O1225H1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 429 424 435 443 439 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 406 Mixed 322 SusWrite 418 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 78.8 4K Mixed 44.1 146% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 196 167% 244 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB 4,851 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 25.7 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 33.6 SC Mixed 26 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 82%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,673 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 49%

Yacht

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

System: Alienware 17 R4

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,206x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	755x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	530x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	968x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	561x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	437x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	193x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	153x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	131x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	782x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	191x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,951 samples	176x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16