Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	123% 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	178% 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 (16%). 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '21 at 07:28
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	16%
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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 88.3 1-Core 122 2-Core 232 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 606 63% 504 Pts	64-Core 616 38% 616 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.5% 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 (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 185 Parallax 172 136% 174 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 175 Splatting 120 114% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$33 33,719 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 290GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 589 426 395 399 393 385 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	178% Outstanding	Read 1,743 Write 422 Mixed 427 SusWrite 431 164% 756 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 49.2 190% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 726 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 328 301% 472 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 216%
Nvme SanDisk Extreme 1TB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 259% 77GB free Firmware: 101140RL Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1779 Write 2,213 Mixed 1,851 437% 1,948 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 73.5 261% 99.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,032 DQ Write 775 DQ Mixed 887 668% 898 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)	89% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 28.2 92% 32 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 33.9 SC Mixed 26.9 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89% 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 67: 10R 4G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
67%	40%	48	176	18	100	34"	3440 1440	AOC3402 U34G2G1

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Workstation 41%

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System: Alienware 17 R4

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,220x
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	567x
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	194x
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 $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $48

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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