Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics4.06% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive97.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R2
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190529
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJul 19 '20 at 01:24
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4720HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
67% Good
Memory 72.4
1-Core 102
2-Core 198
70% 124 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 534
53% 433 Pts
64-Core 536
33% 536 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 67%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 0688) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.06% Terrible
Lighting 4.03
Reflection 40.8
Parallax 7
3% 17.3 fps
MRender 9.52
Gravity 2.47
Splatting 8.09
6% 6.69 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.06%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 288 286 285 285 284 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 413
Mixed 374
SusWrite 288
87% 389 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 71.7
4K Mixed 44.5
142% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 346
262% 352 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 122%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56
931GB free
Firmware: AX0P2D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 109 110 110 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
61.2% Good
Read 104
Write 102
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 109
64% 87.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.4
93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-1600C9-8GRSL 0420 F3-1600C11-8GRSL 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
51.3% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 16.8
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 0.9
SC Mixed 13.2
28% 9.87 GB/s
Latency 95.9
42% 95.9 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 17 R2 Builds (Compare 509 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17 R2

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