Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	77.1% 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	149% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB 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 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	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190528
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '19 at 06:10
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	19%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 above expectations (77^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 87.2 1-Core 100 2-Core 200 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 521 54% 436 Pts	64-Core 591 37% 591 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 0777) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.53 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	77.1% Very good	Lighting 93.5 Reflection 102 Parallax 98.6 76% 98.1 fps	MRender 94.5 Gravity 91.9 Splatting 100 79% 95.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$236 1,645 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 429GB free (System drive) Firmware: C2.3.19 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 328 419 846 298 177 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 946 Write 1,010 Mixed 861 SusWrite 409 181% 806 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 52.7 183% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 624 DQ Write 706 DQ Mixed 639 488% 656 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 184%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 826GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 126 126 126 124 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 125 Write 112 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 125 70% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 75%
Asmedia ASMT1051 1TB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 253GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	Read 39.7 Write 40.3 Mixed 26.3 SusWrite 41.4 27% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB 27,567 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 21.1 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 21.6 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 78%

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Gaming 49%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 41%

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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 $273	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 $186	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