Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics98.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive213% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (58%). 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
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime23.4 Days
Run DateDec 19 '21 at 04:02
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 58%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
68.8% Good
Memory 82.6
1-Core 90.8
2-Core 190
70% 121 Pts
4-Core 297
8-Core 531
50% 414 Pts
64-Core 546
34% 546 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.18
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.4% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 135
Parallax 122
99% 126 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 127
Splatting 114
96% 118 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 431 433 430 419 421 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
213% Outstanding
Read 2,510
Write 2,132
Mixed 754
SusWrite 424
322% 1,455 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 50.2
212% 81.7 MB/s
DQ Read 573
DQ Write 449
DQ Mixed 492
373% 505 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 213%
Great: 280%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB
388GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 384 396 402 395 400 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 207
Mixed 381
SusWrite 382
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 57.7
4K Mixed 36.6
122% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 283
231% 328 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CRC 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 26.2
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 27.6
SC Mixed 20.3
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 75.9
53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,668 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

System: Alienware 17 R4

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HDDRAMUSB
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