Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall 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!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics97.9% 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 Drive207% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 19 '20 at 18:34
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU0%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 244
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 527
58% 459 Pts
64-Core 489
30% 489 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.9% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 136
Parallax 128
101% 129 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 125
Splatting 103
92% 113 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80003E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 654 591 580 409 289 226 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
207% Outstanding
Read 1,569
Write 899
Mixed 1,274
SusWrite 458
234% 1,050 MB/s
4K Read 48.9
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 70.3
240% 87.8 MB/s
DQ Read 943
DQ Write 918
DQ Mixed 825
648% 895 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 207%
Great: 215%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
466GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 118 118 118 119 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 135
Write 85.8
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 118
66% 91.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 24
84% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 33
SC Mixed 27.1
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 84.1%
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%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

System: Alienware 17 R4

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