Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	97.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	99.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although 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.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190118
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '19 at 19:59
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	19%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820HK 18,903 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 91.2 1-Core 103 2-Core 197 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 562 57% 460 Pts	64-Core 592 37% 592 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 1,686 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Dell(1028 0777) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.1% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 135 Parallax 125 101% 128 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 123 Splatting 98.1 89% 110 fps
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 149%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 806GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 405 409 421 405 387 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 414 Mixed 394 SusWrite 399 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 69.1 4K Mixed 40.3 131% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 297 237% 332 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 123%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 29,078 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 553GB free Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1335 999 1000 1027 1018 1021 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 1,329 Write 2,035 Mixed 628 SusWrite 1,067 285% 1,265 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 53.6 185% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1164 DQ Write 876 DQ Mixed 1,000 753% 1,013 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 310%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 7,881 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 929GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 416 415 409 404 418 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 408 Mixed 392 SusWrite 413 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 39 124% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 291 234% 330 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 127%
VendorCo ProductCode 64GB 1,103 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 32GB free, PID 5678 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.3 2.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 8.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	6.92% Terrible	Read 28.2 Write 18.3 Mixed 12 SusWrite 6.8 20% 16.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.2 28% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.92% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GB 10,266 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 30 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 22.4 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 92%

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Gaming 49%

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Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

System: Alienware 17 R4

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,206x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	755x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	528x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	966x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	561x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	436x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	191x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	153x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	131x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	780x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	190x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,951 samples	176x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16