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 (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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	136% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180910
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 19:09
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 above expectations (70^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 105 2-Core 187 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 592 58% 476 Pts	64-Core 591 37% 591 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile) 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 95% Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 115 Reflection 127 Parallax 116 94% 119 fps	Gravity 123 Splatting 110 102% 116 fps
Poor: 66% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 303 283 254 212 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 1,379 Write 332 Mixed 395 SusWrite 260 129% 592 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 43.2 157% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 398 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 296 241% 344 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 193%
Seagate BUP Portable 5TB 5,996 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 736GB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 92 89 92 87 91 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 84 Write 100 Mixed 60 SusWrite 87.2 61% 82.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.5 157% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 69%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 146GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 128 125 127 129 129 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 78.9 Write 71.6 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 127 54% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 75%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB 4,922 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 38GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 54 55 55 56 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 57.3 Write 70.4 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 55.2 46% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.5 152% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6B1 2x8GB 1,216 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	MC Read 30 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 23.4 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 22.1 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 83%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 47: 5R 4G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
47%	61%	31	183	93	100	34"	3440 1440	SAM0F1C C34J79x

History: Score 3: 0R 1G 0B | Score 47: 5R 4G 10B

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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	1,210x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	759x
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	562x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	441x

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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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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