Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics75.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180910
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '19 at 20:12
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 above expectations (69th percentile)
64.4% Good
Memory 75.7
1-Core 82.7
2-Core 140
60% 99.5 Pts
4-Core 287
8-Core 475
46% 381 Pts
64-Core 511
32% 511 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0776) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1881
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.2% Very good
Lighting 93.7
Reflection 109
Parallax 83.8
76% 95.5 fps
MRender 87.9
Gravity 84.6
Splatting 93.5
73% 88.7 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 128GB
5GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 374
Write 106
Mixed 93.5
41% 191 MB/s
4K Read 6.1
4K Write 27.7
4K Mixed 5.2
31% 13 MB/s
DQ Read 240
DQ Write 42.3
DQ Mixed 60.6
65% 114 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 87%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
650GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 127 127 129 129 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Read 133
Write 126
Mixed 24.8
SusWrite 127
74% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.5% Good
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 19.1
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 16.4
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 88.9
45% 88.9 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 60.5%
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%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

System: Alienware 17 R4

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