Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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.
Graphics6.42% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive282% 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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 25 '18 at 23:53
Run Duration268 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 85
1-Core 99.6
2-Core 204
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 613
57% 476 Pts
64-Core 545
34% 545 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0778) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
6.42% Terrible
Lighting 7.53
Reflection 10.5
Parallax 7.56
6% 8.52 fps
MRender 9.29
Gravity 6.6
Splatting 9.35
7% 8.41 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.42%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
756GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1438 1462 1494 1653 1667 1665 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
282% Outstanding
Read 2,460
Write 1,915
Mixed 1,107
SusWrite 1,563
393% 1,761 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 87.7
4K Mixed 61.5
193% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 729
DQ Write 520
DQ Mixed 641
474% 630 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 282%
Great: 372%
Hgst HTS721010A9E630 256GB
238GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 390 383 421 423 421 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 443
Write 421
Mixed 348
SusWrite 404
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 71.7
4K Mixed 37.1
130% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 348
264% 357 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 101%
SABRENT 500GB
384GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 385 391 391 383 381 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 19% Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3B1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
77.9% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 24.5
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 23.2
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.9%
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%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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