Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics96.2% 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 Drive144% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.
Very high background CPU (61%). 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
Memory37.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 04 '20 at 21:40
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 61%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
59% Above average
Memory 74.9
1-Core 74.3
2-Core 150
59% 99.7 Pts
4-Core 246
8-Core 275
34% 261 Pts
64-Core 372
23% 372 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 59%
Great: 82%
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
96.2% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 139
Parallax 125
99% 129 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 118
Splatting 104
90% 111 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 1TB
216GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 712 878 915 602 446 253 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
144% Outstanding
Read 970
Write 806
Mixed 521
SusWrite 634
164% 733 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 42.8
152% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 435
DQ Write 423
DQ Mixed 418
317% 426 MB/s
Poor: 93%
This bench: 144%
Great: 201%
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
231GB free
Firmware: 57HA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 867 1095 1201 1194 1311 1312 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
184% Outstanding
Read 1,155
Write 1,284
Mixed 880
SusWrite 1,163
253% 1,121 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 82.3
4K Mixed 48.9
154% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 478
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 440
323% 426 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 184%
Great: 235%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF4G64HZ-3G2E1 ECB5162C 16ATF2G64HZ-2G1A1 47GB
2133, 2133 MHz
32767, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
69.8% Good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23.2
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 17.5
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 90.7
44% 90.7 ns

 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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