Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	7.08% 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 Drive	282% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '18 at 11:56
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 (96^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 84.4 1-Core 131 2-Core 249 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 741 71% 587 Pts	64-Core 729 45% 729 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0778) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4708 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.08% Terrible	Lighting 7.37 Reflection 147 Parallax 7.12 6% 53.9 fps	MRender 10.4 Gravity 6.67 Splatting 15 9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.08% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 746GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1195 1273 1293 1294 1346 1335 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2,485 Write 2007 Mixed 1,048 SusWrite 1,290 381% 1,707 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 64.8 218% 76.8 MB/s	DQ Read 872 DQ Write 751 DQ Mixed 808 606% 810 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 372%
Hgst HTS721010A9E630 256GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 238GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 397 407 401 411 407 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 500 Write 451 Mixed 368 SusWrite 401 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 47.1 167% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 346 263% 355 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 101%
SABRENT 500GB 1,200 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 383GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 41 40 40 40 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 19% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3B1 2x16GB 800 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	77% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 23.7 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 23.2 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 82%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Workstation 41%

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System: Alienware 17 R4

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,207x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	756x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	531x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	970x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	561x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	438x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	193x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	154x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	131x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	784x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	192x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,951 samples	176x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16