Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	59.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '20 at 01:30
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 92.2 2-Core 176 69% 117 Pts	4-Core 307 8-Core 461 48% 384 Pts	64-Core 488 30% 488 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 69%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk Z400s M.2 2280 128GB 1,070 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2329012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 178 178 176 177 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 424 Write 162 Mixed 177 SusWrite 174 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 70.5 4K Mixed 12.2 86% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 77.7 83% 138 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 65%
Transcend TS120GMTS420S 120GB 931 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 112GB free Firmware: S0509A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 339 339 338 340 340 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 472 Write 331 Mixed 360 SusWrite 331 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 27.1 130% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 44.6 88% 173 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 87%
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GB 13,215 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 95GB free Firmware: EXD7201Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 1094 338 337 337 338 333 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 2,075 Write 1,598 Mixed 1,196 SusWrite 463 296% 1,333 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 70.1 237% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 776 DQ Write 710 DQ Mixed 748 560% 745 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 249%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 726GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 126 121 124 124 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 134 Write 124 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 124 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KMKYF9-MIB 009C3616 CMSX8GX4M1A2400C16 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	67.6% Good	MC Read 26 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 20.7 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 20 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 71%

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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	1,217x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	764x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	534x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	976x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	566x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	443x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	193x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	154x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $50Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	135x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	791x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	193x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,951 samples	176x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16