Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 70.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics52.6% 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 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190118
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJul 19 '19 at 19:35
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 (88th percentile)
70.8% Very good
Memory 77.6
1-Core 99.4
2-Core 196
71% 124 Pts
4-Core 345
8-Core 531
54% 438 Pts
64-Core 532
33% 532 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0778) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3039
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
52.6% Above average
Lighting 64.7
Reflection 68
Parallax 63.1
53% 65.3 fps
MRender 67.8
Gravity 57.6
Splatting 66.3
52% 63.9 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme THNSN51T02DUK NV 1TB
672GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 311 283 314 289 301 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
151% Outstanding
Read 992
Write 891
Mixed 829
SusWrite 330
170% 760 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 52.5
181% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 904
DQ Write 684
DQ Mixed 767
581% 785 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 151%
Great: 163%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 124 128 124 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Read 139
Write 125
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 125
77% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
114% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 75.8%
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 (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61.6% Good
MC Read 23.2
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 20
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 17.7
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 85.1
47% 85.1 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.6%
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 2,668 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

System: Alienware 17 R4

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