Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics97.1% 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 Drive283% 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 (20%). 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
Memory23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220318
Uptime7.1 Days
Run DateAug 20 '23 at 17:51
Run Duration211 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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% Very good
Memory 87.3
1-Core 97.2
2-Core 176
71% 120 Pts
4-Core 317
8-Core 488
50% 403 Pts
64-Core 485
30% 485 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73%
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: 536.99
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.1% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 137
Parallax 125
98% 127 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 127
Splatting 114
96% 118 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SHPP41-2000GM 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51060A20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1607 1668 1676 1827 1845 1862 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
283% Outstanding
Read 2,258
Write 2,052
Mixed 1,886
SusWrite 1,748
447% 1,986 MB/s
4K Read 51.7
4K Write 88.5
4K Mixed 64.7
208% 68.3 MB/s
DQ Read 532
DQ Write 390
DQ Mixed 479
353% 467 MB/s
Poor: 301%
This bench: 283%
Great: 641%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
954GB free
Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1169 895 1309 1101 891 899 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
204% Outstanding
Read 1,722
Write 1,335
Mixed 1,338
SusWrite 1,044
305% 1,360 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 79.4
4K Mixed 49.5
164% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 532
DQ Write 368
DQ Mixed 472
346% 457 MB/s
Poor: 99%
This bench: 204%
Great: 251%
Crucial MX500 4TB-$220
3.5TB free
Firmware: M3CR045
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 331 333 351 354 354 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Read 328
Write 412
Mixed 348
SusWrite 341
81% 357 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 55.7
4K Mixed 41.2
127% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 142
161% 274 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 89.1%
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 (85th percentile)
79.7% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 25.6
82% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 31.3
SC Mixed 23.1
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.7%
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 30 84.6" 1280 720 SAM7016 SAMSUNG
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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