Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics96.5% 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 Drive279% 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 (84%). 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, 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, 6 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 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220318
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 13 '23 at 18:36
Run Duration214 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 84%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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)
72.8% Very good
Memory 84.1
1-Core 45.7
2-Core 173
58% 101 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 491
51% 412 Pts
64-Core 487
30% 487 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 72.8%
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: 546.01
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.5% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 136
Parallax 124
97% 126 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 127
Splatting 113
96% 117 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SHPP41-2000GM 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51060A20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1668 1676 1682 1794 1808 1804 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
279% Outstanding
Read 2,314
Write 2,041
Mixed 1,886
SusWrite 1,739
448% 1,995 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 60.6
195% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 510
DQ Write 369
DQ Mixed 376
298% 418 MB/s
Poor: 301%
This bench: 279%
Great: 641%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
954GB free
Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1058 899 898 898 890 897 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 1,681
Write 1,399
Mixed 1,308
SusWrite 923
298% 1,328 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 74.2
4K Mixed 40.1
146% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 525
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 438
322% 427 MB/s
Poor: 99%
This bench: 187%
Great: 251%
Crucial MX500 4TB-$220
3.5TB free
Firmware: M3CR045
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 330 332 351 352 352 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Read 334
Write 415
Mixed 331
SusWrite 342
80% 355 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 47.7
4K Mixed 30.5
103% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 110
132% 233 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 79.3%
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 (66th percentile)
78.2% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 25.6
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 22.1
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.2%
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 66 52 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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