Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics78.2% 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 Drive138% 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.
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.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180509
Uptime3 Days
Run DateNov 17 '18 at 19:08
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 121
2-Core 221
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 678
66% 541 Pts
64-Core 676
42% 676 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0775) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Lighting 95.7
Reflection 113
Parallax 91.7
78% 100 fps
MRender 95.9
Gravity 95
Splatting 97
79% 95.9 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc300 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 398 404 405 396 403 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 962
Write 410
Mixed 517
SusWrite 400
127% 572 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 41.8
166% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 704
DQ Write 411
DQ Mixed 495
386% 537 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 138%
Great: 142%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160
248GB free
Firmware: M0CR060
SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 423 446 463 462 404 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 421
Write 458
Mixed 371
SusWrite 435
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 40.2
144% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 331
248% 332 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
77.7% Very good
MC Read 30
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 22.8
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 24.1
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 84%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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