Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 95%
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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190118
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJul 23 '19 at 04:41
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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)
79.4% Very good
Memory 89
1-Core 117
2-Core 219
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 377
8-Core 597
60% 487 Pts
64-Core 600
37% 600 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
PNY(196E 12FB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
142% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 204
Parallax 202
152% 198 fps
MRender 241
Gravity 206
Splatting 137
153% 195 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: 400 416 426 456 456 456 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Read 450
Write 402
Mixed 345
SusWrite 435
92% 408 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 49.1
4K Mixed 32.2
107% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 280
228% 326 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 120%
SK hynix SC308 SATA 128GB
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30001P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 124 120 124 123 120 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: 80 61 67 61 59 72 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
28.7% Poor
Read 30.8
Write 2.8
Mixed 64
SusWrite 66.8
31% 41.1 MB/s
4K Read 7.1
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 2.1
551% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 28.7%
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)
78% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 22.6
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 24.5
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 78%
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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