Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.04% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	154% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '23 at 18:03
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	73%

PC Performing as expected (50^th 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 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 79.8 1-Core 86.4 2-Core 153 64% 106 Pts	4-Core 300 8-Core 432 46% 366 Pts	64-Core 449 28% 449 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 67.6% 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. 27.20.100.8854 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	2.04% Terrible	Lighting 2.7 Reflection 3.5 Parallax 3.1 2% 3.1 fps	MRender 4.2 Gravity 2.8 Splatting 0.2 2% 2.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.04% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 516 330 415 418 416 409 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 1,450 Write 1,414 Mixed 483 SusWrite 417 209% 941 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 45.7 145% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 629 DQ Write 508 DQ Mixed 561 422% 566 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 254%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 931GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 123 121 120 122 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 126 Write 110 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 121 69% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2666 C18 Series 2x16GB 254 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.2% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 26 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 22.2 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 79.6 50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 90%

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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	70	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	1,208x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	757x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	531x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	970x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	562x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	440x

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 $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	131x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	785x
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 i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16