Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	138% 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	16GB 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 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.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '18 at 18:00
Run Duration	344 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 87.2 1-Core 117 2-Core 188 77% 131 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 597 58% 473 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc300 NVMe SK hynix 256GB 4,485 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 403 404 402 402 404 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 982 Write 412 Mixed 508 SusWrite 404 128% 576 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 41.5 162% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 694 DQ Write 415 DQ Mixed 498 386% 536 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 142%
Sandisk U110 16GB 934 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 15GB free Firmware: U21B001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 47 47 47 49 49 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 240 Write 49.3 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 47.4 22% 102 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 9.2 44% 12.5 MB/s	DQ Read 27.3 DQ Write 9.3 DQ Mixed 12.5 11% 16.4 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 28%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 790GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 123 123 125 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 131 Write 111 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 122 70% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 75%
Asmt 2115 500GB 793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 391GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 122 122 122 123 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 123 Write 118 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 121 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 67%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 8GB 5,796 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 6GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 7.2 6 7.2 7.7 7.2 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	6.05% Terrible	Read 20.6 Write 2.7 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 7.1 10% 9.27 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.05% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 009C3523 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6B1 16GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	79.9% Very good	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 22.9 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 25.6 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 82%

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Gaming 49%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 41%

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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	528x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	966x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	561x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	436x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	191x
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	780x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	190x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,951 samples	176x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16