Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	89.4% 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 Drive	90.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220211
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '22 at 21:20
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 89 1-Core 102 2-Core 184 74% 125 Pts	4-Core 320 8-Core 123 34% 221 Pts	64-Core 190 12% 190 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.2% 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: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2505 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.4% Excellent	Lighting 120 Reflection 199 Parallax 95.9 98% 138 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 50.1 Splatting 101 72% 87.6 fps
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 255 255 271 288 287 MB/s Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	90.9% Outstanding	Read 242 Write 3.2 Mixed 50 SusWrite 260 31% 139 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 77.3 4K Mixed 56.8 176% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 296 200% 247 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 123%
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 49GB free Firmware: DXT09B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 335 334 338 270 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 323 Write 323 Mixed 187 SusWrite 281 63% 278 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 29.8 131% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 62.5 97% 188 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4SFD824A.C16FDD 2x16GB 1,968 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 25.5 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 32.5 SC Mixed 25 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 87%

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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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Gaming 49%

Yacht

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

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	529x

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	437x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	192x
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	781x
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 $295	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