Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 61.6%, 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.
Boot Drive125% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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
Memory23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181115
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 26 '19 at 01:40
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 71%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
61.6% Good
Memory 73.8
1-Core 69.4
2-Core 180
61% 108 Pts
4-Core 267
8-Core 394
41% 331 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
Dell(1028 0778) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1935
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.2% Very good
Lighting 90.9
Reflection 87.8
Parallax 106
74% 95 fps
MRender 88.6
Gravity 99.3
Splatting 94.6
77% 94.2 fps
Poor: 81%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 149%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
351GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 534 655 615 632 514 509 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 832
Write 990
Mixed 833
SusWrite 576
182% 808 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 84.6
4K Mixed 35.5
120% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 467
DQ Write 386
DQ Mixed 292
256% 382 MB/s
Poor: 99%
This bench: 125%
Great: 251%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
904GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 99 103 100 102 102 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
57.5% Above average
Read 99.2
Write 87.8
Mixed 20.8
SusWrite 101
56% 77.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3H1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
55% Above average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 20.2
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 14.1
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 92.8
43% 92.8 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 55%
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 2,680 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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