Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive112% 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0MMXTT
Memory25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161208
Uptime24 Days
Run DateMay 04 '19 at 23:05
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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)
75.9% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 102
2-Core 206
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 517
55% 440 Pts
64-Core 537
33% 537 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
658GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 575 692 688 682 689 705 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 713
Write 667
Mixed 349
SusWrite 672
135% 600 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 38.5
4K Mixed 21.6
78% 26.7 MB/s
DQ Read 397
DQ Write 430
DQ Mixed 376
293% 401 MB/s
Poor: 120%
This bench: 112%
Great: 445%
PNY SSD2SC480G1CS1754D117-533 480GB
103GB free
Firmware: CS111101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 322 246 363 262 327 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Read 338
Write 397
Mixed 227
SusWrite 309
72% 318 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 63
4K Mixed 27
98% 36.5 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 188
164% 244 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR4 2400 C16 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
78.9% Very good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 25.7
82% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 28.5
SC Mixed 21.8
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 89%

 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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