Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R2
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime19.4 Days
Run DateMay 05 '20 at 14:52
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
68.3% Good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 98.2
2-Core 192
71% 124 Pts
4-Core 297
8-Core 507
49% 402 Pts
64-Core 512
32% 512 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3200
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 108
Parallax 104
107% 115 fps
MRender 148
Gravity 105
Splatting 90.7
91% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 492
Write 451
Mixed 380
98% 441 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 85
4K Mixed 47
166% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 356
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 131%
$0 #C@OMQ01ABD100 1TB
332GB free
Firmware: @9R2 !
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 82 82 82 81 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49.5% Average
Read 90.3
Write 89.2
Mixed 31.7
SusWrite 82.2
53% 73.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.4
91% 0.77 MB/s
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB
1TB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 96 97 96 96 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
39.4% Below average
Read 86
Write 74.2
Mixed 51.3
SusWrite 96.2
103% 76.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
54.8% Above average
MC Read 20
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 16.8
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 18.6
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 77.5
52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R2 Builds (Compare 506 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17 R2

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