Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.42% 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 Drive133% 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 (12%). 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.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181115
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 15 '19 at 10:29
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 12%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 88.9
1-Core 102
2-Core 215
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 579
62% 494 Pts
64-Core 537
33% 537 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0778) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.42% Terrible
Lighting 7.73
Reflection 70.5
Parallax 7.72
6% 28.7 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 6.93
Splatting 15.5
10% 11.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.42%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC300 SK hy 256GB
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 401 410 407 402 410 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 899
Write 414
Mixed 498
SusWrite 396
122% 552 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 37.8
161% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 696
DQ Write 412
DQ Mixed 491
382% 533 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 133%
Great: 137%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
876GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 124 128 126 126 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
73.7% Very good
Read 133
Write 129
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 124
74% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KMKYF9-MIB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
74% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 21.7
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 23.3
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 74%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 49%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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