Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics100% 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 Drive192% 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 (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 23 '20 at 18:40
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 136
2-Core 200
84% 143 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 672
64% 529 Pts
64-Core 674
42% 674 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 82.1%
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 (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 139
Parallax 128
103% 131 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 128
Splatting 105
93% 115 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 100%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$74
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1336 469 462 481 446 229 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
192% Outstanding
Read 1,808
Write 1,833
Mixed 1,737
SusWrite 570
334% 1,487 MB/s
4K Read 49
4K Write 83
4K Mixed 56.9
191% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 1,015
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 242
262% 465 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 192%
Great: 335%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
227GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 121 127 127 125 124 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
69.5% Good
Read 117
Write 117
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 125
69% 95.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR4 2666 C18 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
MC Read 33
MC Write 34.9
MC Mixed 29.1
92% 32.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 27.6
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 90%

 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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