Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.69% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive57.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R2
Memory5.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190529
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 29 '23 at 03:34
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User ECU-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing way below expectations (20th 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 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
49.8% Average
Memory 57.8
1-Core 22.1
2-Core 79.3
33% 53.1 Pts
4-Core 226
8-Core 447
40% 336 Pts
64-Core 452
28% 452 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 49.8%
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 way below expectations (12th percentile)
1.69% Terrible
Lighting 1.8
Reflection 1.3
Parallax 3.2
2% 2.1 fps
MRender 4.2
Gravity 1.2
Splatting 2.5
2% 2.63 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.69%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140
96GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 289 329 359 273 339 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 342
Write 340
Mixed 318
SusWrite 322
75% 331 MB/s
4K Read 10.4
4K Write 23.2
4K Mixed 13.6
46% 15.7 MB/s
DQ Read 201
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 164
140% 203 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 98%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
186GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 79 82 81 81 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
55.9% Above average
Read 113
Write 101
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 81.5
58% 80.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT102464BF160B.M16 Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
32.5% Below average
MC Read 13.1
MC Write 12.8
MC Mixed 10.9
35% 12.3 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 6.6
16% 5.5 GB/s
Latency 134
30% 134 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R2 Builds (Compare 509 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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