Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics128% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, , 800 x 600 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 14 '20 at 20:50
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Memory 94
1-Core 140
2-Core 266
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 766
76% 618 Pts
64-Core 771
48% 771 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 181
Reflection 191
Parallax 188
148% 187 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 173
Splatting 118
111% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,394
Write 1,132
Mixed 1,217
347% 1581 MB/s
4K Read 63.5
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 85.1
292% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 976
DQ Write 1069
DQ Mixed 1,013
765% 1,019 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
188GB free
Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 876 646 646 643 641 524 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
267% Outstanding
Read 1,932
Write 1545
Mixed 1,015
SusWrite 662
287% 1,288 MB/s
4K Read 60.8
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 83.8
287% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,441
DQ Write 1,265
DQ Mixed 1,202
942% 1,303 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 267%
Great: 259%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
387GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 109 113 113 113 114 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
61.2% Good
Read 100
Write 95.8
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 113
61% 84.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 23.7
83% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 32.3
SC Mixed 26.3
74% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 84%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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