Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	116% 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.
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.

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	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '20 at 15:49
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	99%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 87.2 1-Core 132 2-Core 260 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 624 69% 546 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 83%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 145 Parallax 146 123% 147 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 134 Splatting 109 113% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%
Intel HD Graphics 630 310,249 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 0778) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.8142 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.22% Terrible	Lighting 7.4 Reflection 10.9 Parallax 8 6% 8.77 fps	MRender 11.8 Gravity 6.83 Splatting 15 10% 11.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.22% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM871b M.2 2280 128GB 2,851 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: MVT22D0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 494 Write 474 Mixed 392 101% 453 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 57.4 201% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 347 262% 352 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 101%
Lexar 1TB SSD 1TB 3,679 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 931GB free Firmware: S0614D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1514 1527 1509 1556 1554 1422 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 1,404 Write 1,604 Mixed 1,102 SusWrite 1,514 318% 1,406 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 40.6 222% 91.3 MB/s	DQ Read 902 DQ Write 933 DQ Mixed 590 534% 808 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 271%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 629GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 121 123 123 121 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 104 Write 108 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 122 68% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 75%
WDC WD32 00AAJS-00RYA0 320GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 276GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 39 40 40 39 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	20.8% Poor	Read 36.8 Write 34.3 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 39.1 47% 34.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 105% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3H1 2x16GB 911 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 25.1 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 24.2 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 82%

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

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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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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