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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive198% 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
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, , 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190528
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateFeb 03 '20 at 18:46
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU1%

 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 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 142
2-Core 263
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 780
76% 624 Pts
64-Core 774
48% 774 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 322 300 325 325 323 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
198% Outstanding
Read 2,354
Write 1,457
Mixed 1,186
SusWrite 333
294% 1,333 MB/s
4K Read 63.6
4K Write 49
4K Mixed 52.5
190% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 978
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 391
332% 509 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 198%
Great: 280%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
112GB free
Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 857 641 637 137 74 126 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
220% Outstanding
Read 1,940
Write 1,390
Mixed 915
SusWrite 412
258% 1,164 MB/s
4K Read 61
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 71.6
238% 77.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,474
DQ Write 458
DQ Mixed 683
578% 872 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 220%
Great: 259%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
159GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 115 115 115 116 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 118
Write 112
Mixed 21
SusWrite 115
66% 91.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 23.7
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 31.6
SC Mixed 27.1
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,675 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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