Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	153% 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	269% 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	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210607
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '21 at 09:25
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	9%
CPU Throttled	99%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 257 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 740 76% 616 Pts	64-Core 733 45% 733 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 8667) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	153% Outstanding	Lighting 205 Reflection 196 Parallax 228 167% 210 fps	MRender 258 Gravity 212 Splatting 158 166% 209 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 9,880 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 397GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1756 1669 1551 652 591 646 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 2,693 Write 2,429 Mixed 2,177 SusWrite 1,144 473% 2,111 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 75.2 252% 83.9 MB/s	DQ Read 64.1 DQ Write 501 DQ Mixed 88.7 126% 218 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 541%
Seagate ST5000LM000-2AN170 5TB 5,890 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 89GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 91 89 92 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 48.7 Write 84.4 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 90 52% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.5 151% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A2G43MB1-CTD 2x16GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 23.5 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 35.4 SC Mixed 25.3 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 82%

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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