Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics32.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive123% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateApr 05 '18 at 04:23
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 119
2-Core 223
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 600
62% 502 Pts
64-Core 602
37% 602 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2127 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
32.9% Below average
Lighting 13.3
Reflection 15.4
Parallax 96.4
11% 41.7 fps
MRender 81.1
Gravity 98.3
Splatting 95.4
76% 91.6 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 32.9%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 1,207
Write 271
Mixed 412
136% 630 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 28.1
155% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 125
133% 221 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 123%
Great: 147%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
903GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Read 134
Write 115
Mixed 123
94% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.21
78% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
78.6% Very good
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 22.8
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 25.3
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 49%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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