Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.77% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 000000
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170210
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 13 '19 at 00:54
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 82%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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)
75.1% Very good
Memory 89.3
1-Core 106
2-Core 192
76% 129 Pts
4-Core 328
8-Core 539
53% 434 Pts
64-Core 544
34% 544 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0776) 1GB
CLim: 1074 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
5.77% Terrible
Lighting 6.67
Reflection 8.81
Parallax 5.66
5% 7.04 fps
MRender 2.67
Gravity 5.83
Splatting 12.7
6% 7.08 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.77%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC308 SATA 128GB
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30001P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 130 124 128 130 126 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 41% Great: 93%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
900GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 112 109 109 115 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
34.4% Below average
Read 10.3
Write 117
Mixed 17.4
SusWrite 109
46% 63.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.2
56% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 75%
WDC WDS2 50G2B0A-00SM50 250GB
208GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 97 97 101 106 105 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
84.2% Excellent
Read 103
Write 98
Mixed 91.3
SusWrite 99.6
133% 98.1 MB/s
4K Read 12.3
4K Write 14.5
4K Mixed 13.3
991% 13.4 MB/s
DQ Read 19.1
DQ Write 31.1
DQ Mixed 23.1
1,914% 24.4 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 115%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6MFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
71.8% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 20.6
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 21
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 71.8%
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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