Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	143% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	90.7% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 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.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '19 at 19:05
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 106 2-Core 206 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 587 61% 490 Pts	64-Core 592 37% 592 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 121 Parallax 94.2 83% 106 fps	MRender 95.9 Gravity 98.8 Splatting 104 82% 99.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 82%
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% PNY(196E 12FB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	143% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 220 Parallax 216 153% 208 fps	MRender 248 Gravity 208 Splatting 139 156% 199 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 434 315 244 246 244 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 396 Write 455 Mixed 369 SusWrite 317 87% 384 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 36.1 133% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 319 241% 324 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 98%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 197GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 437 268 137 139 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 453 Write 454 Mixed 374 SusWrite 256 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 37.5 135% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 273 206% 273 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GB 4,951 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 23.7 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 24.4 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 84%

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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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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