Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics77.5% 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 Drive104% 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220211
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateJan 24 '23 at 21:58
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
72.1% Very good
Memory 86.2
1-Core 90.9
2-Core 172
69% 116 Pts
4-Core 314
8-Core 488
50% 401 Pts
64-Core 500
31% 500 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.18
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
77.5% Very good
Lighting 93.6
Reflection 122
Parallax 95
76% 104 fps
MRender 92.1
Gravity 95.5
Splatting 102
80% 96.7 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 21 12 6.6 4.5 4.4 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 1,621
Write 37.7
Mixed 58.1
SusWrite 12.3
90% 432 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 29.2
4K Mixed 29.4
91% 27.8 MB/s
DQ Read 426
DQ Write 26.4
DQ Mixed 48.3
80% 167 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 104%
Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
847GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 128 129 132 134 131 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Read 131
Write 102
Mixed 28.1
SusWrite 131
71% 97.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 75%
Seagate Backup+ RD 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: A905
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 115 120 119 118 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
61.2% Good
Read 94.6
Write 93.7
Mixed 46.8
SusWrite 119
65% 88.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.3
76% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.4% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 21.8
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 22.9
SC Mixed 18.4
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,681 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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