Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.3% 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 Drive241% 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime14 Days
Run DateApr 04 '20 at 13:15
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 87
1-Core 116
2-Core 227
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 597
62% 500 Pts
64-Core 622
38% 622 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.53
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.3% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 136
Parallax 113
99% 123 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 124
Splatting 102
91% 113 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1252 403 405 408 398 407 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
241% Outstanding
Read 2,258
Write 2,035
Mixed 1,450
SusWrite 545
351% 1,572 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 70.4
239% 91.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,005
DQ Write 910
DQ Mixed 962
720% 959 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 241%
Great: 280%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB
464GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 346 402 402 397 402 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Read 423
Write 402
Mixed 343
SusWrite 377
87% 386 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 39.3
4K Mixed 27.5
86% 28.9 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 284
230% 326 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CRC 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
MC Read 30
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 26.3
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 26.5
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82.7%
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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