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 (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive229% 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.
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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 11 '20 at 21:30
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
80% Very good
Memory 84
1-Core 94.1
2-Core 247
77% 142 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 567
62% 490 Pts
64-Core 619
38% 619 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Relative performance n/a - GPU benchmark error
Poor: 66% Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1020 227 251 283 294 303 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
229% Outstanding
Read 1,865
Write 1293
Mixed 1,204
SusWrite 396
264% 1,190 MB/s
4K Read 60.4
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 81.5
277% 98.6 MB/s
DQ Read 971
DQ Write 1,014
DQ Mixed 950
726% 978 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 229%
Great: 280%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
119GB free
Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 875 641 640 640 638 505 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
257% Outstanding
Read 1,916
Write 1,536
Mixed 1,033
SusWrite 656
286% 1,285 MB/s
4K Read 58.3
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 75.6
272% 99 MB/s
DQ Read 1,404
DQ Write 1,149
DQ Mixed 1,170
905% 1,241 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 257%
Great: 259%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
157GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 108 109 111 111 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Read 89
Write 84.3
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 109
55% 75.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
112% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
81.5% Excellent
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 24.1
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 22.9
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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