Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	77.5% 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 Drive	82.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	15.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170314
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	May 12 '17 at 09:01
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	69%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820HK 18,903 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 84.9 1-Core 131 2-Core 256 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 626 67% 533 Pts	64-Core 647 40% 647 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 0778) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	77.5% Very good	Lighting 94.8 Reflection 117 Parallax 88.7 77% 100 fps	MRender 95.8 Gravity 89.9 Splatting 98.7 78% 94.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 375 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 238GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 879 Write 873 Mixed 888 197% 880 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 31 125% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 379 DQ Mixed 18.5 108% 244 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 149%
Asmt109x- Fast 1TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 216GB free Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1599 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 785 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 12 (AE) Unknown 100 100 476 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 53 22 335008497711 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 5839336966 (F7) Unknown 100 100 182506437 (F8) Unknown 100 100 233481208 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1921 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	88.8% Excellent	Read 462 Write 498 Mixed 486 108% 482 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 22.4 118% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 26.2 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 24.6 44% 81.9 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 92%
SB2 256GB 169 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM10.8 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 376 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 136 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 87 87 180 (AD) Unknown 100 100 262165 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 131 (C2) HDA temperature 67 67 141736083489 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 639	82.1% Excellent	Read 509 Write 404 Mixed 271 87% 394 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 10.4 104% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 86.7 DQ Mixed 10.2 51% 121 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 009D3616 CT16G4SFD824A.C16FBD 24GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 16384 MB Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.9% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 19.2 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 18.8 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 75%

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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	1,206x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	756x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	530x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	968x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	561x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	438x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	193x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	153x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	131x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	782x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	192x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,951 samples	176x

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16