Alienware 17 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive75.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemAlienware 17 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R2
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150414
Uptime17.9 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '19 at 18:25
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4720HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 100
2-Core 201
73% 128 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 471
52% 408 Pts
64-Core 472
29% 472 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 0688) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4414
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.85% Terrible
Lighting 3.77
Reflection 52.7
Parallax 6.97
3% 21.1 fps
MRender 8.95
Gravity 2.2
Splatting 8.09
5% 6.41 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.85%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKW010X6 1TB
537GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LSF036C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 203 171 147 162 112 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
75.9% Very good
Read 454
Write 405
Mixed 267
SusWrite 172
72% 324 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 69.2
4K Mixed 36.3
123% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 93
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 233
170% 213 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 99%
Sandisk SD7UN3Q512G1122 512GB
477GB free
Firmware: X2180300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 406 425 427 435 435 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Read 471
Write 406
Mixed 254
SusWrite 417
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 63
4K Mixed 33.1
121% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 69.9
109% 205 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 94%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
316GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 109 109 109 109 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
62.7% Good
Read 111
Write 108
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 108
63% 87.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
54.9% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 16.3
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 18.4
49% 17 GB/s
Latency 77.5
52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R2 Builds (Compare 508 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: Alienware 17 R2

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