Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics72.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181115
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateMay 04 '19 at 00:49
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 103
2-Core 197
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 580
57% 465 Pts
64-Core 580
36% 580 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2277 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.2% Very good
Lighting 84.3
Reflection 127
Parallax 90.7
69% 101 fps
MRender 97.4
Gravity 91.8
Splatting 99.3
79% 96.2 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
88GB free
Firmware: BXV76D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 291 291 290 291 291 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 888
Write 302
Mixed 359
SusWrite 291
101% 460 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 38.6
188% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 980
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 424
370% 571 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 138%
Great: 147%
SK hynix SC308 SATA 128GB
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30001P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 83 69 60 58 65 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 41% Great: 93%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
574GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 120 120 119 120 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 123
Write 114
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 119
68% 94.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
71.2% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 22.2
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 20.1
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 71.2%
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 2,685 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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