Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.28% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220318
Uptime5 Days
Run DateMar 26 '23 at 17:55
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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)
71.5% Very good
Memory 84.1
1-Core 99.6
2-Core 187
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 488
50% 403 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0778) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
6.28% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 118
Parallax 7.7
6% 44.3 fps
MRender 10.3
Gravity 6.9
Splatting 11.1
8% 9.43 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.28%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
T-force 512GB 512GB
425GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.5
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 185
Write 100
Mixed 324
46% 203 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 54.4
4K Mixed 28.1
104% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 212
190% 285 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 100%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 4GB
4GB free, PID 1603
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 8.5
Write 3
Mixed 3.3
5% 4.93 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
10% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M471A1K43CB1-CTD 009C162D HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 16GB
2667, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
74.9% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 22.4
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 23.4
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 49%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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