Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics82.7% 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 Drive60.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0GNM4H
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 20 '17 at 02:48
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Memory 87.5
1-Core 91.8
2-Core 179
70% 119 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 526
53% 429 Pts
64-Core 531
33% 531 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 369.68
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 119
Parallax 103
83% 108 fps
MRender 96.3
Gravity 95.5
Splatting 105
82% 98.9 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB
257GB free
Firmware: EMT21B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 412
Mixed 423
100% 450 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 44.8
179% 62.7 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 79
125% 240 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 115%
Great: 131%
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 128GB
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 506
Write 120
Mixed 309
68% 312 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 62.2
4K Mixed 13.1
94% 34.9 MB/s
DQ Read 30.1
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 15
48% 96.2 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 87%
Seagate ST1000LM044 HN-M101SAD 1TB
466GB free
Firmware: 2BD10001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Read 114
Write 132
Mixed 113
90% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 2.57
4K Mixed 0.29
100% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
73% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 21.2
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 23.1
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 73%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,673 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback