Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics63% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive101% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 13 '19 at 23:01
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Memory 90.9
1-Core 102
2-Core 193
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 511
51% 414 Pts
64-Core 546
34% 546 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0775) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
63% Good
Lighting 68.8
Reflection 79.2
Parallax 95.1
56% 81 fps
MRender 91.9
Gravity 88.5
Splatting 97.4
76% 92.6 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 63%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB
842GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 310 414 422 432 414 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 391
Mixed 379
SusWrite 369
91% 407 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 75.3
4K Mixed 41.9
139% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 286
230% 325 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 101%
Great: 123%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
930GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 126 129 127 129 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
74.2% Very good
Read 135
Write 131
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 124
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
76.6% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 22.3
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 22.5
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76.6%
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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