Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
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 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.61% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive80.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180910
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '19 at 22:31
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 48%

 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 i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 88.3
1-Core 96.4
2-Core 191
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 531
54% 439 Pts
64-Core 496
31% 496 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0776) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
2.61% Terrible
Lighting 0.03
Reflection 109
Parallax 6.44
0% 38.5 fps
MRender 7.76
Gravity 5.67
Splatting 13
8% 8.81 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.61%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 128GB
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 94 91 88 88 86 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 459
Write 229
Mixed 242
SusWrite 95.4
57% 256 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 76.1
4K Mixed 40.1
140% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 219
180% 260 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 87%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB
838GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 456 458 438 458 433 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 421
Write 420
Mixed 286
SusWrite 448
89% 394 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 43.3
142% 52.9 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 245
207% 302 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.9% Good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 20.7
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 21.6
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 67.9%
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%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

System: Alienware 17 R4

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