Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics58.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive136% 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 05 '19 at 16:44
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 73
2-Core 213
69% 123 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 594
57% 471 Pts
64-Core 470
29% 470 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 74.4%
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 below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
58.4% Above average
Lighting 71.8
Reflection 90.2
Parallax 64.2
58% 75.4 fps
MRender 68
Gravity 60.1
Splatting 81.4
58% 69.8 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc300 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 403 404 402 401 398 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 995
Write 413
Mixed 495
SusWrite 395
127% 575 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 38.8
156% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 676
DQ Write 414
DQ Mixed 498
384% 529 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 136%
Great: 142%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
551GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 126 122 125 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Read 130
Write 126
Mixed 25.3
SusWrite 124
73% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 009C3523 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6B1 16GB
2667, 2667 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.6% Good
MC Read 27
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 22.6
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 23.4
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 73
55% 73 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,682 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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