Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics99.7% 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 Drive106% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 17 '19 at 06:53
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 43%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 87
1-Core 121
2-Core 239
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 565
57% 465 Pts
64-Core 586
36% 586 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.7% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 140
Parallax 130
104% 133 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 124
Splatting 104
92% 114 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129
450GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 407 402 412 413 422 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 404
Write 398
Mixed 387
SusWrite 411
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 91.4
4K Mixed 45.9
159% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 351
264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 106%
Great: 133%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
237GB free
Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 744 771 939 733 964 895 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
216% Outstanding
Read 1,624
Write 971
Mixed 1,041
SusWrite 841
250% 1,119 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 62.4
208% 76.4 MB/s
DQ Read 728
DQ Write 858
DQ Mixed 633
521% 740 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 216%
Great: 193%
Seagate BUP Slim WH 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 98 104 109 118 126 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
58.8% Above average
Read 93.8
Write 115
Mixed 64.7
SusWrite 110
70% 95.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.7
199% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3H1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
80.2% Excellent
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 26.1
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 32.3
SC Mixed 23.3
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 82%

 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%
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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