Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.99% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive36.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
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.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 11 '19 at 18:47
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU4%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 113
2-Core 219
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 618
63% 507 Pts
64-Core 615
38% 615 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0778) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.99% Terrible
Lighting 7.27
Reflection 128
Parallax 7.84
6% 47.6 fps
MRender 11.6
Gravity 6.3
Splatting 14.2
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.99%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 120 130 128 127 119 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
36.9% Below average
Read 392
Write 135
Mixed 188
SusWrite 122
46% 209 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 7.1
48% 11.9 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 98%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
145GB free
Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 22 26 33 23 35 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Read 1,274
Write 38.5
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 27.7
74% 352 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 9.8
67% 16.4 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
467GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 28 29 29 28 27 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
31% Below average
Read 80.5
Write 24.5
Mixed 26.8
SusWrite 27.5
29% 39.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.5
94% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 31%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 33.2
MC Mixed 23.9
85% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 33.8
SC Mixed 25.7
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,669 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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