Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics78.3% 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 Drive238% 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.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180910
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 02 '19 at 21:47
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 89.3
1-Core 79.9
2-Core 177
68% 115 Pts
4-Core 326
8-Core 498
51% 412 Pts
64-Core 546
34% 546 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Lighting 94.7
Reflection 114
Parallax 97.2
77% 102 fps
MRender 93.8
Gravity 95.1
Splatting 104
80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$140
254GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1418 1125 594 597 594 595 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
238% Outstanding
Read 1,989
Write 1,717
Mixed 832
SusWrite 821
298% 1,339 MB/s
4K Read 49.5
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 60.6
218% 78.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,016
DQ Write 815
DQ Mixed 756
609% 862 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 238%
Great: 254%
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 128GB
119GB free
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 99 147 88 88 87 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
71.2% Very good
Read 437
Write 326
Mixed 313
SusWrite 120
67% 299 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 48.8
4K Mixed 33.1
106% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 230
191% 275 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 87%
Seagate ST1000LM044 HN-M101SAD 1TB
822GB free
Firmware: 2BD10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 121 122 122 122 122 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 108
Write 103
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 122
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 1.3
259% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
ED9D3616 BLS8G4S26BFSDK.8FD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
78.3% Very good
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 23.3
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 25.4
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 78.3%
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 2,700 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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