Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	119% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	149% 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.

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, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '21 at 18:04
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 88.5 1-Core 131 2-Core 250 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 593 64% 506 Pts	64-Core 593 37% 593 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E2) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 179 Parallax 172 130% 170 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 170 Splatting 119 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$37 33,719 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 290GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 152 314 404 438 442 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 1652 Write 83.8 Mixed 133 SusWrite 298 115% 542 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 68.5 4K Mixed 44.9 144% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 844 DQ Write 59.8 DQ Mixed 106 165% 337 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 216%
Nvme SanDisk Extreme 1TB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 259% 22GB free Firmware: 101140RL Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,907 Write 2216 Mixed 1,794 442% 1,972 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 71.1 254% 96.6 MB/s	DQ Read 988 DQ Write 752 DQ Mixed 846 639% 862 MB/s
Poor: 180% Great: 314%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL16G32C16S4B.M16FE 2x16GB 588 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 27.7 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 27.4 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 69: 9R 6G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
69%	46%	46	293	221	60	34"	3440 1440	AOC3402 U34G2G1

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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	1,211x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	762x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	533x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	974x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	564x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	442x

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 $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	133x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	787x
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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16