Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics47.5% 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 Drive312% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory16.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200723
Uptime4.6 Days
Run DateDec 14 '20 at 16:27
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
68.1% Good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 90.8
2-Core 166
67% 113 Pts
4-Core 294
8-Core 499
48% 397 Pts
64-Core 493
30% 493 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0776) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5730
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.5% Average
Lighting 40
Reflection 40
Parallax 80.8
33% 53.6 fps
MRender 88.7
Gravity 90.3
Splatting 98.7
76% 92.6 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 17 18 18 17 20 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
312% Outstanding
Read 3,774
Write 35.7
Mixed 67.2
SusWrite 17.2
202% 973 MB/s
4K Read 393
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 5.1
603% 133 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 312%
Great: 170%
Seagate ST1000LM044 HN-M101SAD 1TB
301GB free
Firmware: 2BD10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 14 16 16 17 18 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 78%
ST1000DM 003-1ER162 1TB
675GB free, PID 0539
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 89 41 25 25 24 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
41.9% Average
Read 178
Write 134
Mixed 78.2
SusWrite 52
136% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 58%
ST4000DM 005-2DP166 4TB
2.5TB free, PID 0539
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 125 126 126 125 125 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
53.1% Above average
Read 138
Write 142
Mixed 64
SusWrite 123
155% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3B1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.3% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 23.7
76% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 20.1
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 77.5
52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,700 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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