Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.32% 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 Drive162% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170224
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '18 at 07:46
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User OMN-User
Background CPU 35%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
69.4% Good
Memory 78.2
1-Core 104
2-Core 186
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 465
50% 397 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0778) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4708
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
6.32% Terrible
Lighting 6.57
Reflection 130
Parallax 6.12
5% 47.4 fps
MRender 9.1
Gravity 6.17
Splatting 13.4
8% 9.55 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.32%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme THNSN51T02DUK NV 1TB
954GB free
Firmware: 5KDA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
199% Outstanding
Read 1,569
Write 942
Mixed 1,163
271% 1,225 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 56.7
198% 73.7 MB/s
DQ Read 408
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 192
196% 320 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 199%
Great: 163%
Nvme THNSN51T02DUK NV 1TB
749GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
162% Outstanding
Read 1,539
Write 500
Mixed 701
199% 913 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 53.8
172% 66.3 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 170
176% 288 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 162%
Great: 163%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 123
Write 110
Mixed 124
90% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.2
75% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3B1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.4% Good
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 22.5
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 19.4
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 84
48% 84 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,668 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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