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Alienware 17 R2

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Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
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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 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 58.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.09% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive20.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R2
Memory3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170728
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 23 '23 at 17:00
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 73%

 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 i7-4720HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
58.3% Above average
Memory 69.3
1-Core 86
2-Core 150
60% 102 Pts
4-Core 257
8-Core 365
39% 311 Pts
64-Core 393
24% 393 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑
This bench: 58.3%
 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)
3.09% Terrible
Lighting 3.6
Reflection 55.1
Parallax 6.6
3% 21.8 fps
MRender 4.7
Gravity 2.5
Splatting 5
3% 4.07 fps
Poor: 2% ↑
This bench: 3.09%
 Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SMI L06B B0KB 128GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0831B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 49 56 57 56 56 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
20.4% Poor
Read 350
Write 211
Mixed 12.2
SusWrite 88.9
36% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 1.9
3% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑
This bench: 20.4%
 Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SRA8G86S1-P9M 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
24.7% Poor
MC Read 9
MC Write 8.5
MC Mixed 7
23% 8.17 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 7.3
20% 7.17 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 23% ↑
This bench: 24.7%
 Great: 25%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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System: Alienware 17 R2

CPU
Core i7-4710HQIntelBench 58%, 69,536 samples209x
Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 58%, 80,960 samples200x
Core i7-4980HQIntelBench 69%, 2,147 samples101x
GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples255x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples88x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples80x
SSD
PM851 M.2 2280 128GBSamsungBench 55%, 1,404 samples35x
L8T-256L9G-11 M.2 2280 256GBLiteonitBench 80%, 846 samples23x
L8T-128L9G-11 M.2 2280 128GBLiteonitBench 75%, 553 samples21x
RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples132x
M471B1G73EB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 10,651 samples61x
KN2M64-ETB 2x8GBKingstonBench 51%, 2,986 samples34x
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