Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics93.8% 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 Drive74.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit 种颜色
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 08 '19 at 09:28
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 85.2
1-Core 116
2-Core 211
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 679
67% 546 Pts
64-Core 679
42% 679 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.8% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 132
Parallax 114
97% 122 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 118
Splatting 97
87% 107 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 128GB
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4152012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 88 90 91 88 93 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Read 460
Write 290
Mixed 270
SusWrite 96.9
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 58.1
4K Mixed 35.1
120% 40.9 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 209
178% 262 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 87%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
31GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,373
Write 2,194
Mixed 1,595
457% 2,054 MB/s
4K Read 60.2
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 83
276% 96.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,213
DQ Write 996
DQ Mixed 1103
826% 1,104 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
748GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 116 116 118 118 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
67.7% Good
Read 119
Write 120
Mixed 23.3
SusWrite 117
68% 94.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
111% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3H1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
79% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 25.3
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 24.8
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 79%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,698 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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