Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive98.6% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 26 '19 at 16:07
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Memory 90.9
1-Core 130
2-Core 250
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 284
8-Core 478
46% 381 Pts
64-Core 449
28% 449 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SB2 480GB
341GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMKA.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 441 451 451 446 445 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Read 407
Write 423
Mixed 354
SusWrite 446
92% 407 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 85.7
4K Mixed 37
141% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 167
156% 236 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 93%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
140GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,261
Write 5,278
Mixed 4,858
1,147% 5,133 MB/s
4K Read 493
4K Write 263
4K Mixed 328
1,307% 361 MB/s
DQ Read 1,285
DQ Write 969
DQ Mixed 884
727% 1046 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Nvme PC300 SK hy 256GB
50GB free
Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 408 408 411 409 339 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 978
Write 412
Mixed 488
SusWrite 397
126% 569 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 41.8
164% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 703
DQ Write 413
DQ Mixed 488
382% 535 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 138%
Great: 137%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
79.6% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 25.8
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 21.9
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 79.6%
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 2,672 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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