Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics8.46% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive72.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180910
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '19 at 08:48
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 2.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
66.4% Good
Memory 88.9
1-Core 95
2-Core 182
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 279
8-Core 143
32% 211 Pts
64-Core 472
29% 472 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0777) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
8.46% Terrible
Lighting 9.13
Reflection 9.27
Parallax 8.56
7% 8.99 fps
MRender 14.4
Gravity 7.63
Splatting 15.3
10% 12.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 8.46%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKF180H6 SATA 180GB
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LSFD38N
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 50 91 67 47 59 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Read 450
Write 144
Mixed 132
SusWrite 69.7
43% 199 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 82.2
4K Mixed 38.1
137% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 285
DQ Write 81.6
DQ Mixed 170
129% 179 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 84%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
568GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 124 118 121 121 123 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Read 130
Write 122
Mixed 27.7
SusWrite 121
72% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
74.6% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 22.2
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 22.6
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 74.6%
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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