Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81.8% 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 Drive123% 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.
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.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180910
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 12 '19 at 00:40
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 87
1-Core 106
2-Core 204
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 600
59% 485 Pts
64-Core 594
37% 594 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0778) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1735
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 113
Parallax 86.1
86% 101 fps
MRender 89.3
Gravity 88.4
Splatting 93.7
74% 90.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 44 65 76 99 127 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 1,593
Write 65
Mixed 118
SusWrite 76.2
98% 463 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 58.7
4K Mixed 43.3
138% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 441
DQ Write 51.8
DQ Mixed 93.5
107% 196 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 123%
Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
512GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 120 118 119 121 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
73.6% Very good
Read 138
Write 125
Mixed 32
SusWrite 119
75% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
73.5% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 21.5
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 22.9
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 73.5%
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%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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