Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	81.6% 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 Drive	168% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '19 at 04:08
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820HK 18,903 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 715 81% 634 Pts	64-Core 744 46% 744 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 0777) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Lighting 100 Reflection 121 Parallax 93.6 82% 105 fps	MRender 96 Gravity 96.2 Splatting 103 81% 98.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46 33,719 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 316GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 197 412 427 447 429 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	Read 1,900 Write 132 Mixed 203 SusWrite 328 137% 641 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 50.6 176% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 692 DQ Write 94.6 DQ Mixed 168 180% 318 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 216%
Intel Optane+932GBHDD 1TB 6,924 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 500GB free Firmware: 16.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 178 156 11 10 11 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 88%
NT-256 256GB 1,342 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 190GB free Firmware: T170810a SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 385 391 215 199 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 393 Mixed 372 SusWrite 290 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 32.5 148% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 91 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 93.9 101% 160 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CRC 2x16GB 7,581 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 25.8 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 33.5 SC Mixed 26.6 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 82%

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Workstation 41%

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System: Alienware 17 R4

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,206x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	755x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	528x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	966x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	561x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	436x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	191x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	153x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	131x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	780x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	190x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,951 samples	176x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16