Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics79.2% 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 Drive96.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory20.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190528
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateJan 30 '20 at 15:07
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (9th 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
66.1% Good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 69.3
2-Core 138
59% 96.5 Pts
4-Core 270
8-Core 493
46% 382 Pts
64-Core 514
32% 514 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
Dell(1028 0778) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4187
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.2% Very good
Lighting 94.7
Reflection 121
Parallax 105
77% 107 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 109
Splatting 95.8
83% 102 fps
Poor: 81%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 149%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Thnsn51t02duk NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB
515GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 390 293 282 271 253 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Read 819
Write 454
Mixed 756
SusWrite 321
131% 588 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 63
4K Mixed 34.2
120% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 123
104% 151 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 173%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130
75GB free
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 257 321 279 302 343 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
63% Good
Read 323
Write 327
Mixed 269
SusWrite 301
69% 305 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 50.9
4K Mixed 23.5
82% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 181
124% 152 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 63%
Great: 105%
Sabrent Rocket nano 1TB
387GB free
Firmware: EDFM00E2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 292 382 273 338 423 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
60.2% Good
Read 394
Write 434
Mixed 363
SusWrite 346
87% 384 MB/s
4K Read 9.4
4K Write 22.2
4K Mixed 16.2
47% 15.9 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 166
DQ Mixed 123
110% 167 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 254%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown K821PJ-MIB 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
64% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 21.6
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 19.2
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 64%
Great: 82%

 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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