Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	130% 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.
Boot Drive	194% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, , 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '20 at 06:16
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	79%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820HK 18,903 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 89.7 1-Core 133 2-Core 224 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 690 71% 571 Pts	64-Core 557 34% 557 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Nvidia(10DE 13A0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	130% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 174 Parallax 187 146% 180 fps	MRender 197 Gravity 156 Splatting 111 122% 155 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 9,737 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 525GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 703 699 752 837 856 857 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,515 Write 601 Mixed 525 SusWrite 784 189% 856 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 48.4 183% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 719 DQ Write 633 DQ Mixed 348 351% 567 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 251%
Sabrent Rocket nano 2TB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 1TB free Firmware: RKT301.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 850 806 842 626 631 625 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,188 Write 915 Mixed 1,139 SusWrite 730 223% 993 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 74.5 262% 98.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,054 DQ Write 790 DQ Mixed 892 675% 912 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 248%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 9,737 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 954GB free Firmware: AADA4107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 892 807 860 895 949 1063 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,090 Write 172 Mixed 954 SusWrite 911 175% 782 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 69.1 236% 87 MB/s	DQ Read 851 DQ Write 952 DQ Mixed 790 626% 864 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 251%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 571GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 121 123 122 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 128 Write 119 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 122 71% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB 4,851 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 25.2 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 32.1 SC Mixed 25 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 82%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 41%

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System: Alienware 17 R4

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,206x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	755x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	528x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	966x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	561x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	436x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	191x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	153x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	131x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	780x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	190x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,951 samples	176x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16