Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.69% 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.
Boot Drive	83.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	18.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180910
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '23 at 12:26
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	65%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 78.9 1-Core 80.3 2-Core 169 64% 109 Pts	4-Core 302 8-Core 475 48% 388 Pts	64-Core 546 34% 546 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0778) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	5.69% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 6.9 Parallax 7.2 5% 6.77 fps	MRender 8.9 Gravity 5.8 Splatting 10.1 7% 8.27 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.69% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS256GSSD452K 256GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: 02J0S7JA SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 140 116 116 115 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 483 Write 382 Mixed 383 SusWrite 136 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 68.2 4K Mixed 42.2 141% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 110 129% 222 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown K821PJ-MID 009C3523 HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 24GB 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	67.8% Good	MC Read 26 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 20.6 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 19.7 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns

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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	204	58	60	17.2"	1280 720	AUO109D

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Gaming 49%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 41%

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System: Alienware 17 R4

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,219x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	764x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	534x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	978x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	566x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	443x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	193x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	154x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $50Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	135x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	792x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	193x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,951 samples	176x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16