Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics98.7% 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 Drive324% 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 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200102
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJun 01 '20 at 16:46
Run Duration205 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
69.4% Good
Memory 88.3
1-Core 92
2-Core 171
70% 117 Pts
4-Core 273
8-Core 477
45% 375 Pts
64-Core 476
30% 476 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.4%
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: 445.87
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.7% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 136
Parallax 127
103% 129 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 124
Splatting 102
91% 112 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
232GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1824 1976 2019 2149 2115 1946 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
324% Outstanding
Read 2,545
Write 2,192
Mixed 1,464
SusWrite 2,005
460% 2,051 MB/s
4K Read 53.3
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 70.5
236% 82.1 MB/s
DQ Read 682
DQ Write 504
DQ Mixed 582
438% 589 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 324%
Great: 393%
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
61GB free
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 243 233 235 236 236 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
147% Outstanding
Read 1,095
Write 749
Mixed 788
SusWrite 257
161% 722 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 56.2
193% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 751
DQ Write 504
DQ Mixed 608
459% 621 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 147%
Great: 141%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
155GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 119 123 123 121 122 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
66.4% Good
Read 110
Write 118
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 122
67% 92.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 25.7
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 23.6
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80.4%
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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