Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics97.5% 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 Drive300% 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 (11%). 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
Memory22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220318
Uptime1 Days
Run DateDec 14 '23 at 11:38
Run Duration215 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 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 above expectations (63rd percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 87.3
1-Core 93.6
2-Core 187
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 506
52% 419 Pts
64-Core 508
32% 508 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 74.3%
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: 546.33
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.5% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 136
Parallax 127
98% 128 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 127
Splatting 113
96% 118 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SHPP41-2000GM 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51060A20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1849 1924 1956 2061 2080 2093 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
300% Outstanding
Read 2,347
Write 2117
Mixed 1,993
SusWrite 1,994
476% 2,113 MB/s
4K Read 51.2
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 64.1
207% 68 MB/s
DQ Read 526
DQ Write 353
DQ Mixed 449
332% 443 MB/s
Poor: 301%
This bench: 300%
Great: 641%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
954GB free
Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1130 892 893 899 898 901 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
189% Outstanding
Read 1,618
Write 1,588
Mixed 1,319
SusWrite 936
307% 1,365 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 81.3
4K Mixed 44.7
146% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 551
DQ Write 424
DQ Mixed 470
356% 482 MB/s
Poor: 99%
This bench: 189%
Great: 251%
Crucial MX500 4TB-$220
3.5TB free
Firmware: M3CR045
SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 413 412 407 412 412 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Read 348
Write 424
Mixed 353
SusWrite 410
87% 384 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 60.4
4K Mixed 40.2
129% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 113
139% 243 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 93.1%
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 (75th percentile)
79.4% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 25.4
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 31.4
SC Mixed 23.2
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.4%
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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