Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	72% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	119% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	22.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '20 at 20:53
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	27%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820HK 18,903 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	73.9% Very good	Memory 81 1-Core 95.8 2-Core 210 72% 129 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 654 61% 507 Pts	64-Core 685 42% 685 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 83%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 2471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2824 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72% Very good	Lighting 91.5 Reflection 95.8 Parallax 71.1 75% 86.1 fps	MRender 75 Gravity 86 Splatting 83.3 67% 81.4 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 133%
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.8% Above average	Lighting 68.9 Reflection 72.1 Parallax 61.8 56% 67.6 fps	MRender 74.3 Gravity 74.3 Splatting 65.9 58% 71.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$100 2,434 User benchmarks, average bench 143% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: C2.1.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 458 171 442 450 316 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 801 Write 464 Mixed 475 SusWrite 370 117% 528 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 42.5 152% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 447 DQ Mixed 305 255% 365 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 181%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 41GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,150 Write 1,847 Mixed 1,366 397% 1,788 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 65.3 212% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 756 DQ Write 662 DQ Mixed 727 540% 715 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 601GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 74 71 76 69 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 53.8 Write 1.7 Mixed 56 SusWrite 74.2 35% 46.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
EC9D0B16 F4 DDR4 2400 C16 2x16GB 118 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.8% Good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 23.6 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 15.9 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 84%

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

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 41%

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System: Alienware 17 R4

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,206x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	755x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	530x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	967x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	561x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	437x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	193x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	153x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	131x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	782x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	190x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,951 samples	176x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16