Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.7% 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 Drive168% 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.
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
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 17 '18 at 16:35
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 87.5
1-Core 110
2-Core 219
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 614
66% 524 Pts
64-Core 608
38% 608 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84%
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: 398.11
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.7% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 138
Parallax 121
104% 129 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 124
Splatting 103
91% 112 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
168% Outstanding
Read 2,087
Write 535
Mixed 702
240% 1,108 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 37.8
158% 61.7 MB/s
DQ Read 32.9
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 23.6
34% 60.6 MB/s
Poor: 99%
This bench: 168%
Great: 251%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB
214GB free
Firmware: SBK2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 22% Great: 67%
Seagate Game Drive Xbox 8TB
146GB free
Firmware: D781
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
20.5% Poor
Read 35.6
Write 33.5
Mixed 30.1
25% 33.1 MB/s
4K Read 3.64
4K Write 4.17
4K Mixed 0.53
288% 2.78 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 20.5%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CRC 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
79.9% Very good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 25.6
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 24.1
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.9%
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 2,676 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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