Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics94.7% 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 Drive83% 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.
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.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181115
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 12 '19 at 23:51
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 85.9
1-Core 99.2
2-Core 193
73% 126 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 545
55% 448 Pts
64-Core 537
33% 537 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 5180) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.7% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 130
Parallax 122
98% 124 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 123
Splatting 101
89% 110 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 128GB
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 76 75 54 62 68 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 487
Write 309
Mixed 301
SusWrite 76.5
65% 293 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 78.9
4K Mixed 41
150% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 206
176% 260 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 83%
Great: 87%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
624GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 117 121 123 120 119 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
70.4% Very good
Read 126
Write 112
Mixed 23.3
SusWrite 120
69% 95.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
74.7% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 21.8
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 22.9
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 74.7%
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 2,668 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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