Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.94% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive41.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171211
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateOct 01 '18 at 20:33
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 1.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
44.4% Average
Memory 70.8
1-Core 29
2-Core 59.2
37% 53 Pts
4-Core 99.3
8-Core 281
21% 190 Pts
64-Core 444
28% 444 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0776) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
2.94% Terrible
Lighting 3.17
Reflection 71.8
Parallax 3.06
3% 26 fps
MRender 4
Gravity 2.7
Splatting 6
4% 4.23 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.94%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 128GB
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 90 95 88 91 92 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
41.2% Average
Read 376
Write 326
Mixed 223
SusWrite 95.6
57% 255 MB/s
4K Read 8.9
4K Write 15.2
4K Mixed 11.2
36% 11.8 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 177
140% 196 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 87%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
830GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 126 128 127 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 131
Write 121
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 125
73% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
60.2% Good
MC Read 21
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 21.3
65% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 10.8
SC Mixed 9.3
34% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 99.6
40% 99.6 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 78%

 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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