Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	7.73% 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	118% 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.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180910
Uptime	24 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '18 at 21:26
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 87.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 218 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 375 8-Core 594 60% 485 Pts	64-Core 569 35% 569 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.7% 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 CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 389.12 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.73% Terrible	Lighting 8.07 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 8.16 7% 9.25 fps	MRender 11.7 Gravity 7.17 Splatting 16.1 10% 11.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.73% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 256GB 9,137 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 311 314 315 315 316 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 1,058 Write 770 Mixed 854 SusWrite 314 167% 749 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 20 115% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 600 DQ Write 414 DQ Mixed 319 289% 444 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 167%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB 26,055 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 233GB free Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 399 399 294 285 286 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 364 Write 347 Mixed 354 SusWrite 345 80% 352 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 46.8 4K Mixed 21.2 67% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 126%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 931GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 127 127 127 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 128 Write 119 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 126 72% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB 4,851 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	80% Excellent	MC Read 29 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 25 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 24.3 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80% 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	437x

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 $45	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