Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics71.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive70.8% 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200723
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 04 '20 at 16:24
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th 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 below expectations (29th percentile)
56.3% Above average
Memory 73.4
1-Core 41.7
2-Core 74.6
42% 63.2 Pts
4-Core 212
8-Core 404
37% 308 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0775) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 443.25
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.5% Very good
Lighting 84.3
Reflection 111
Parallax 91.1
69% 95.5 fps
MRender 89.7
Gravity 89.7
Splatting 99.8
77% 93.1 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 250 279 94 139 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
70.8% Very good
Read 117
Write 449
Mixed 3.8
SusWrite 168
42% 184 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 64.5
4K Mixed 42.1
129% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 437
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 119
148% 266 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 170%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
426GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 105 108 102 103 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
61.4% Good
Read 109
Write 113
Mixed 34.1
SusWrite 105
66% 90.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
108% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
68.8% Good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 23.2
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 10.9
34% 12.1 GB/s
Latency 93.8
43% 93.8 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 68.8%
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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