Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics142% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
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
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 22 '19 at 19:45
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
CPU Throttled 99%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 117
2-Core 223
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 596
60% 488 Pts
64-Core 588
36% 588 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
PNY(196E 12FB) ≥ 4GB; PNY GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11GB XLR8 Gaming Overclocked Edition
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
142% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 203
Parallax 204
152% 198 fps
MRender 243
Gravity 206
Splatting 134
152% 194 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 142%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$102
212GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 424 424 446 450 452 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Read 411
Write 275
Mixed 344
SusWrite 429
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 48.6
4K Mixed 32.5
107% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 276
227% 325 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 120%
SK hynix SC308 SATA 128GB
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30001P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 118 127 119 124 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 41% Great: 93%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
2TB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 77 81 88 88 89 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
32.7% Below average
Read 27.8
Write 5.7
Mixed 60.4
SusWrite 83.8
34% 44.4 MB/s
4K Read 6.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 2.5
579% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
77.9% Very good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 22.8
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 24.3
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 77.9%
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%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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