Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
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 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.46% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive92.5% 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.
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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R2
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190529
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 30 '22 at 07:44
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 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 i7-4720HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 95.9
2-Core 194
71% 124 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 505
54% 433 Pts
64-Core 516
32% 516 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 0688) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
3.46% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 56
Parallax 6.9
3% 22.2 fps
MRender 7.9
Gravity 2.5
Splatting 5.1
4% 5.17 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.46%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199
308GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X21200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 424 426 415 434 430 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 462
Mixed 251
SusWrite 424
91% 405 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 50.4
4K Mixed 29.7
103% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 158
170% 282 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 114%
Liteonit L8T-128L9G-11 M.2 2280 128GB
119GB free
Firmware: H87110D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 315 315 307 293 309 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Read 472
Write 304
Mixed 266
SusWrite 309
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 46.1
4K Mixed 26.6
97% 32.7 MB/s
DQ Read 336
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 199
182% 279 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 90%
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 416 415 408 424 411 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 449
Mixed 426
SusWrite 413
99% 441 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 71.3
4K Mixed 39.6
134% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 298
241% 341 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 102%
Great: 123%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
54.6% Above average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 16.2
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 18.4
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 77.2
52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R2 Builds (Compare 506 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17 R2

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