Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.5% 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 Drive187% 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.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170705
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 02 '17 at 07:50
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 88.8
1-Core 98.4
2-Core 195
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 495
54% 426 Pts
64-Core 532
33% 532 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 77.2%
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: 388.43
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
17.5% Very poor
Lighting 19.8
Reflection 98.7
Parallax 119
16% 79.2 fps
MRender 28.3
Gravity 19.8
Splatting 25.8
20% 24.6 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 17.5%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46
386GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 2,488
Write 438
Mixed 839
270% 1,255 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 40.5
154% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 255
DQ Mixed 113
135% 237 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 187%
Great: 216%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
774GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 126
Write 127
Mixed 130
96% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.16
4K Mixed 0.2
71% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
77.1% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 25.4
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 27.7
SC Mixed 22.2
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77.1%
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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