Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics143% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive292% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190528
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJan 21 '20 at 20:46
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
CPU Throttled 99%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 88.9
1-Core 99.7
2-Core 172
72% 120 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 531
54% 439 Pts
64-Core 570
35% 570 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
143% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 216
Parallax 232
150% 211 fps
MRender 260
Gravity 218
Splatting 133
159% 204 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 143%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1778 1792 1838 2005 1316 876 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
292% Outstanding
Read 2,193
Write 1,983
Mixed 1,427
SusWrite 1,601
404% 1,801 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 67.4
226% 80.8 MB/s
DQ Read 863
DQ Write 790
DQ Mixed 838
626% 830 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 292%
Great: 371%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
760GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 72 78 85 71 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
27% Poor
Read 17.2
Write 1.7
Mixed 33.5
SusWrite 76.3
24% 32.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 27%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
72.7% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 22.2
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 24.9
SC Mixed 21.2
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 72.7%
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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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