Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics44.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive73.1% 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.
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 30 '20 at 15:43
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 57%

 PC Performing way below expectations (11th 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, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
34.2% Below average
Memory 57.1
1-Core 20
2-Core 39.8
28% 39 Pts
4-Core 63.8
8-Core 112
11% 88 Pts
64-Core 90.9
6% 90.9 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 83%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0778) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
44.3% Average
Lighting 35.9
Reflection 49
Parallax 60.3
29% 48.4 fps
MRender 87.8
Gravity 77.9
Splatting 99.5
74% 88.4 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 82%
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0778) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.8142
Relative performance (0th percentile)
2.38% Terrible
Lighting 2.43
Reflection 3.46
Parallax 2.56
2% 2.82 fps
MRender 3.95
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 4.96
3% 3.73 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.38%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc300 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 310 310 266 221 258 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Read 648
Write 394
Mixed 422
SusWrite 276
97% 435 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 34.3
4K Mixed 22.4
76% 25.3 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 170
122% 158 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 142%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
365GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 95 101 99 96 94 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 103
Write 106
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 97.9
59% 82.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
37.4% Below average
MC Read 13.3
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 14.5
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 1.9
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 6.8
17% 5.83 GB/s
Latency 137
29% 137 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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