Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics75.9% 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 Drive83.8% 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.
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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory4.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180910
Uptime10.8 Days
Run DateOct 08 '19 at 06:55
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
64.4% Good
Memory 76.2
1-Core 84.7
2-Core 159
63% 107 Pts
4-Core 284
8-Core 482
47% 383 Pts
64-Core 495
31% 495 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0776) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3630
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.9% Very good
Lighting 94.4
Reflection 109
Parallax 84.2
77% 96 fps
MRender 89.4
Gravity 86.6
Splatting 93.2
74% 89.7 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 112 108 93 89 92 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 433
Write 432
Mixed 378
SusWrite 132
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 75
4K Mixed 43.4
139% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 330
249% 334 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 115%
ST2000LX 001-1RG174 2TB
830GB free, PID 0715
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 99 99 98 98 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
35.7% Below average
Read 68.5
Write 92
Mixed 77
SusWrite 98.8
119% 84.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.2
54% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 49%
ST1000LM048-2E71 1TB
297GB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 75 77 75 76 75 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
26.4% Poor
Read 35
Write 95.5
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 74.8
100% 67.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 26.4%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 83B5040B M471A1G43DB0-CPB 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
65.2% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 21.5
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 18.6
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 87.8
46% 87.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,685 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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