Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 65%
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive277% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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, 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, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 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, 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, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220318
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 19 '23 at 23:00
Run Duration210 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 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 below expectations (35th percentile)
70% Very good
Memory 84
1-Core 50
2-Core 165
58% 99.6 Pts
4-Core 303
8-Core 515
50% 409 Pts
64-Core 533
33% 533 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 70%
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 way above expectations (89th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 140
Parallax 129
104% 132 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 131
Splatting 117
99% 122 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SHPP41-2000GM 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51060A20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1115 1516 1677 1823 1871 1854 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
277% Outstanding
Read 2325
Write 1979
Mixed 1,738
SusWrite 1,643
431% 1,921 MB/s
4K Read 51.1
4K Write 88.4
4K Mixed 63.7
206% 67.7 MB/s
DQ Read 506
DQ Write 382
DQ Mixed 461
340% 449 MB/s
Poor: 301%
This bench: 277%
Great: 641%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
954GB free
Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1153 1597 1202 892 897 899 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
199% Outstanding
Read 1,582
Write 1,430
Mixed 1,241
SusWrite 1,107
301% 1,340 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 46.5
154% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 522
DQ Write 392
DQ Mixed 470
348% 462 MB/s
Poor: 99%
This bench: 199%
Great: 251%
Crucial MX500 4TB-$220
3.5TB free
Firmware: M3CR045
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 325 335 357 365 363 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Read 323
Write 381
Mixed 340
SusWrite 331
78% 344 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 54.7
4K Mixed 37.2
120% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 110
136% 241 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 84.1%
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 (71st percentile)
78.3% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 25.1
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 31.8
SC Mixed 22.5
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 71 59 60 17.2" 1280 720 AUO109B
Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,672 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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