Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics7.51% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive151% 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.
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.
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.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0MMXTT
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170209
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateMay 16 '19 at 19:54
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU10%
CPU Throttled 99%

 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 below expectations (39th percentile)
61.6% Good
Memory 59.6
1-Core 79.2
2-Core 194
60% 111 Pts
4-Core 342
8-Core 593
56% 467 Pts
64-Core 589
36% 589 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0778) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.51% Terrible
Lighting 7.97
Reflection 81.4
Parallax 7.72
6% 32.4 fps
MRender 10.4
Gravity 7.03
Splatting 15.6
9% 11 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.51%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
307GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 806 616 611 617 616 612 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
151% Outstanding
Read 1,145
Write 1067
Mixed 582
SusWrite 646
192% 860 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 42.2
4K Mixed 30.9
86% 29.7 MB/s
DQ Read 937
DQ Write 811
DQ Mixed 739
591% 829 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 151%
Great: 254%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
595GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 122 121 120 121 122 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
68% Good
Read 116
Write 106
Mixed 22.3
SusWrite 120
66% 91.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 68%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.2% Good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 21.8
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 10.6
SC Mixed 8.9
24% 8.5 GB/s
Latency 129
31% 129 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.2%
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%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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