Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics21.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive119% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170224
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateJul 14 '19 at 23:45
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Memory 89.8
1-Core 114
2-Core 216
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 612
60% 492 Pts
64-Core 613
38% 613 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 79.3%
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: 419.72
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
21.1% Poor
Lighting 10
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 81.7
8% 34.4 fps
MRender 22.1
Gravity 63.2
Splatting 74.8
46% 53.4 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 21.1%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
403GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 417 388 370 375 379 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 709
Write 441
Mixed 828
SusWrite 386
133% 591 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 75.8
4K Mixed 26.3
117% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 912
DQ Write 524
DQ Mixed 607
481% 681 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 119%
Great: 170%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
664GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 139 138 138 136 137 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Read 139
Write 137
Mixed 28.1
SusWrite 137
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
77% Very good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 22.1
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 25.1
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 77%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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