Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.3% 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 Drive121% 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
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 09 '18 at 17:22
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th 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)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 119
2-Core 224
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 598
63% 506 Pts
64-Core 602
37% 602 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2089 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 123
Parallax 94.3
82% 106 fps
MRender 94.9
Gravity 95.7
Splatting 107
82% 99.1 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 1,423
Write 300
Mixed 475
158% 733 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 19.3
145% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 39.7
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 17.7
34% 64.7 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 121%
Great: 147%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
871GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 128
Write 116
Mixed 138
97% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.19
75% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70.2%
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 (95th percentile)
77.9% Very good
MC Read 30
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 22.5
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 25.4
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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