Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.5% 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 Drive240% 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.
CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
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 Date20180125
Uptime5.6 Days
Run DateMay 30 '20 at 02:05
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
CPU Throttled 99%

 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 86.8
1-Core 121
2-Core 214
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 582
61% 491 Pts
64-Core 575
36% 575 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.6%
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
96.5% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 134
Parallax 114
99% 123 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 122
Splatting 103
91% 112 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 558 425 430 430 433 429 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
240% Outstanding
Read 2,179
Write 2007
Mixed 1,457
SusWrite 451
340% 1,523 MB/s
4K Read 58.9
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 72.8
272% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 992
DQ Write 897
DQ Mixed 936
704% 942 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 240%
Great: 280%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB
464GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 345 403 404 404 406 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Read 428
Write 399
Mixed 332
SusWrite 380
87% 385 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 36.4
4K Mixed 27.9
84% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 261
213% 305 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.3%
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 (96th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 26.6
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 25.4
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82.3%
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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