Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive49.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210909
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 04 '21 at 12:39
Run Duration252 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 87.7
1-Core 82.5
2-Core 160
66% 110 Pts
4-Core 299
8-Core 450
46% 375 Pts
64-Core 452
28% 452 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 240GB
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 134 79 102 104 72 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 370
Write 108
Mixed 107
SusWrite 107
38% 173 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 35.7
4K Mixed 23.3
81% 26.7 MB/s
DQ Read 55
DQ Write 76.9
DQ Mixed 101
67% 77.7 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 95%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB
24GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 4.2 4.2 4.2 5.8 9.9 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
31.3% Below average
Read 150
Write 22.7
Mixed 48.4
SusWrite 6.5
56% 56.9 MB/s
4K Read 7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 3.4
213% 4.17 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 31.3%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
76.7% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 22.4
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 22.1
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,669 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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