Alienware m17 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive141% 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.
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.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemAlienware m17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m17 R4
Memory7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211029
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 18 '22 at 16:18
Run Duration193 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10870H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 84.5
1-Core 120
2-Core 216
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 748
72% 591 Pts
64-Core 1,320
82% 1,320 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070 (Laptop)
Dell(1028 0A75) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 171
Reflection 174
Parallax 164
139% 170 fps
Gravity 120
Splatting 114
103% 117 fps
Poor: 94% Great: 127%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 600 897 838 462 302 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
141% Outstanding
Read 1436
Write 390
Mixed 401
SusWrite 570
153% 699 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 8.8
4K Mixed 36.8
109% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 613
DQ Write 35.8
DQ Mixed 52.2
106% 234 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 141%
Great: 365%
PC SN530 NVMe WDC 256GB
39GB free
Firmware: 21113012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,370
Write 918
Mixed 357
193% 882 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 35.6
4K Mixed 28.6
112% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 668
DQ Write 28.1
DQ Mixed 140
154% 279 MB/s
Poor: 86% Great: 196%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 32GB
28GB free, PID 5595
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 34 27 23 23 15 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
33.8% Below average
Read 150
Write 43
Mixed 37.7
SusWrite 22.8
66% 63.4 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.8
146% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57% Above average
MC Read 23.4
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16.2
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 17.2
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 57%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
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System: Alienware m17 R4

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