Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	349% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200723
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '21 at 03:15
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6820HK 20,362 User benchmarks, average bench 69% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 74.6 1-Core 91.8 2-Core 159 64% 108 Pts	4-Core 303 8-Core 507 49% 405 Pts	64-Core 519 32% 519 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 0776) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 40 Reflection 40 Parallax 106 33% 62.2 fps	Gravity 95 Splatting 105 89% 100 fps
Poor: 48% Great: 82%
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) 213,495 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 0776) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 5.2 Reflection 39.9 Parallax 6.1 4% 17.1 fps	Gravity 5.8 Splatting 9.3 7% 7.55 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 19,561 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 13 19 18 20 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	349% Outstanding	Read 3,954 Write 33.5 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 18.5 211% 1017 MB/s	4K Read 468 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 4.7 717% 158 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 349% Great: 170%
Seagate ST1000LM044 HN-M101SAD 1TB 3,391 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 301GB free Firmware: 2BD10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 17 13 15 13 17 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 78%
MEMORYSAVER 16GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 8GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 128 Write 27.4 Mixed 15.6 SusWrite 24.8 48% 49 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 40% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 32%
ST1000DM 003-1ER162 1TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 398GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 49 38 27 47 39 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 183 Write 141 Mixed 78.4 SusWrite 40.1 134% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 58%
ST4000DM 005-2DP166 4TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2.5TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 126 125 125 124 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 127 Write 108 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 125 140% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3B1 2x16GB 800 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	73% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 23.7 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 20.8 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 91.3 44% 91.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 82%

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

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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	1,219x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	764x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	534x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	978x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	566x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	443x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	193x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	154x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $50Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	135x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	792x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	193x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,951 samples	176x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16