Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics94.2% 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 Drive300% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220318
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJul 08 '23 at 19:27
Run Duration210 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Memory 85.3
1-Core 96.9
2-Core 187
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 528
53% 429 Pts
64-Core 528
33% 528 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.40
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.2% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 129
Parallax 121
95% 122 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 123
Splatting 110
93% 114 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SHPP41-2000GM 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51060A20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1699 1892 1827 2048 2093 2091 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
300% Outstanding
Read 2,352
Write 2,103
Mixed 1,932
SusWrite 1,942
468% 2,082 MB/s
4K Read 52
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 65.8
211% 69.4 MB/s
DQ Read 529
DQ Write 414
DQ Mixed 474
354% 472 MB/s
Poor: 301%
This bench: 300%
Great: 641%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
954GB free
Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1166 890 896 897 897 896 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
201% Outstanding
Read 1,713
Write 1,359
Mixed 1,317
SusWrite 940
298% 1,332 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 82.9
4K Mixed 52.5
169% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 541
DQ Write 462
DQ Mixed 500
375% 501 MB/s
Poor: 99%
This bench: 201%
Great: 251%
Crucial MX500 4TB-$273
3.5TB free
Firmware: M3CR045
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 414 415 415 415 402 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Read 343
Write 426
Mixed 358
SusWrite 410
87% 384 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 60.8
4K Mixed 40.3
130% 43.8 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 115
142% 250 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CRC 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
79.3% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 25.5
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 31.1
SC Mixed 23.8
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,685 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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