Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	67.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171024
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '21 at 05:55
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 118 2-Core 207 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 577 60% 483 Pts	64-Core 576 36% 576 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba KSG60ZMV256G 256GB 2,376 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: ABTA4102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 253 178 183 253 214 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 183 Write 290 Mixed 165 SusWrite 218 49% 214 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 74.8 4K Mixed 33.4 107% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 224 185% 268 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 95%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 688GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 130 132 132 131 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 130 Write 138 Mixed 25.1 SusWrite 131 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2666 1x16GB 159 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	48.1% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 14 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 16.2 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 48%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	1,206x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	755x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	528x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	966x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	561x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	436x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	191x
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	780x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	190x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,951 samples	176x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16