Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	100% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although 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.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181115
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '19 at 13:22
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Memory 92.7 1-Core 90.3 2-Core 175 71% 119 Pts	4-Core 313 8-Core 586 54% 449 Pts	64-Core 464 29% 464 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile) 177,775 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Dell(1028 0778) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.72 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Lighting 62 Reflection 72.7 Parallax 59.1 51% 64.6 fps	MRender 69.4 Gravity 58.6 Splatting 67.8 54% 65.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 338GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 389 415 427 420 379 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 420 Mixed 403 SusWrite 400 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 68.3 4K Mixed 40.7 130% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 296 242% 344 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 123%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 119 126 129 130 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 78.2 Write 116 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 126 68% 93 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.3 223% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 68%
USB DISK 3.0 64GB 476 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 28GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 21 19 22 19 22 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 177 Write 29.3 Mixed 19.7 SusWrite 19.8 57% 61.5 MB/s	4K Read 10.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 39% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 1x8GB 968 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	42.2% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 11.7 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 12.9 SC Mixed 11.9 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 46%

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Gaming 49%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 41%

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System: Alienware 17 R4

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,206x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	755x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	528x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	966x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	561x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	436x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	191x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	153x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	131x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	780x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	190x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,951 samples	176x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16