Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.46% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180910
Uptime27.6 Days
Run DateMar 12 '20 at 05:05
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 68%

 PC Performing way below expectations (12th 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 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
41.5% Average
Memory 50.6
1-Core 45.1
2-Core 99.2
38% 65 Pts
4-Core 174
8-Core 510
38% 342 Pts
64-Core 484
30% 484 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0778) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6859
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
3.46% Terrible
Lighting 4.3
Reflection 40.5
Parallax 5.87
4% 16.9 fps
MRender 8.57
Gravity 5.7
Splatting 0.04
3% 4.77 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.46%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 128GB
27GB free
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 81 72 75 56 63 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
48.3% Average
Read 358
Write 338
Mixed 198
SusWrite 76.3
54% 242 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 23.3
4K Mixed 17.8
58% 18.7 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 153
142% 220 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 87%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
751GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 82 88 107 105 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
55.6% Above average
Read 94
Write 98.7
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 99.8
57% 78.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.4
94% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6B1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
61.9% Good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 21.5
69% 24 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 11.1
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 158
25% 158 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 83%

 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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