Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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	5.19% 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	87.8% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220318
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '24 at 19:23
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 80.4 1-Core 88.8 2-Core 171 66% 113 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 436 46% 366 Pts	64-Core 440 27% 440 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0776) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	5.19% Terrible	Lighting 5.7 Reflection 6.4 Parallax 6 5% 6.03 fps	MRender 7.2 Gravity 5.6 Splatting 9.4 6% 7.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.19% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 149 107 121 107 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 638 Write 313 Mixed 543 SusWrite 136 91% 408 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 39.3 123% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 551 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 395 278% 363 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 141%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 249GB free Firmware: 9126 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 20 3.2 9.5 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	25.7% Poor	Read 326 Write 290 Mixed 73.6 SusWrite 46 41% 184 MB/s	4K Read 10.5 4K Write 15.1 4K Mixed 2.8 28% 9.47 MB/s	DQ Read 52.5 DQ Write 42 DQ Mixed 9.8 18% 34.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 61%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 33GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 75 75 75 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 77.7 Write 61.2 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 74.9 43% 59 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 9126 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 20 3.3 9.7 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 103 Write 103 Mixed 90.6 SusWrite 45.9 64% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.6 241% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB 27,567 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.1% Good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 20.1 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 20.1 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 82.3 49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 78%

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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	68	56	60	17.2"	1280 720	CMN1738

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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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16