Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics28.2% 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 Drive164% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 11 '17 at 22:24
Run Duration223 Seconds
Run User MLT-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 85.1
1-Core 110
2-Core 184
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 564
58% 470 Pts
64-Core 565
35% 565 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 77.4%
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: 387.92
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28.2% Poor
Lighting 29.9
Reflection 35.3
Parallax 31.4
24% 32.2 fps
MRender 48.6
Gravity 29
Splatting 50.3
36% 42.6 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
164% Outstanding
Read 1,592
Write 473
Mixed 798
208% 954 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 51.3
168% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 443
DQ Write 389
DQ Mixed 184
202% 339 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 164%
Great: 170%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 64GB
29GB free, PID 1665
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
6.62% Terrible
Read 24.1
Write 6.8
Mixed 6.64
12% 12.5 MB/s
4K Read 6.83
4K Write 0.007
4K Mixed 0.01
26% 2.28 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.62%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 009C0B16 M471A2K43BB1-CRC 32GB
2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
82.2% Excellent
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 26
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 25.4
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 82%

 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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