Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics39% 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 Drive94.5% 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.
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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180509
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 11 '18 at 23:05
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User MAR-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Memory 78.7
1-Core 112
2-Core 201
74% 131 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 625
59% 491 Pts
64-Core 630
39% 630 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.0
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
39% Below average
Lighting 15.1
Reflection 15.4
Parallax 120
12% 50.1 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 123
Splatting 104
91% 112 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 39%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 1TB-$77
689GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 247 266 258 259 260 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Read 458
Write 406
Mixed 272
SusWrite 272
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 83.1
4K Mixed 42.1
148% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 336
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 231
195% 285 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 108%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
224GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 94 93 93 94 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 93.5
Write 89.2
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 93.3
54% 74.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
116% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
74.3% Very good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 24.4
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 27.7
SC Mixed 21.9
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 83.1
48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.3%
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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