Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics92% 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 Drive137% 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.
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory21.4 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 15:23
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Memory 78.8
1-Core 78.9
2-Core 190
66% 116 Pts
4-Core 353
8-Core 587
57% 470 Pts
64-Core 576
36% 576 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 72.2%
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 (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 128
Parallax 108
96% 118 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 111
Splatting 96.7
84% 103 fps
Poor: 81%
This bench: 92%
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: 521 430 300 327 323 258 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 912
Write 902
Mixed 865
SusWrite 360
170% 760 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 88.8
4K Mixed 50
171% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 632
DQ Write 530
DQ Mixed 580
435% 581 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 137%
Great: 173%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$90
75GB free
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 336 335 369 392 372 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Read 395
Write 438
Mixed 366
SusWrite 351
88% 388 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 69
4K Mixed 33.5
115% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 290
226% 311 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 105%
Sabrent Rocket nano 1TB
387GB free
Firmware: EDFM00E2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 457 478 511 530 530 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 669
Write 522
Mixed 443
SusWrite 491
119% 531 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 55.7
4K Mixed 25.4
93% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 634
DQ Write 512
DQ Mixed 576
430% 574 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 111%
Great: 254%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown K821PJ-MIB 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.3% Very good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 25.4
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 20.4
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 82.7
48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 71.3%
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 2,672 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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