Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	98% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

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

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '19 at 16:02
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 87.6 1-Core 129 2-Core 257 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 632 70% 552 Pts	64-Core 626 39% 626 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile) 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 95% Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 139 Parallax 119 102% 128 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 122 Splatting 101 89% 110 fps
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme THNSN51T02DUK NV 1TB 2,534 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,095 Write 842 Mixed 930 213% 956 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 58.9 200% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 869 DQ Write 632 DQ Mixed 474 429% 658 MB/s
Poor: 70% Great: 163%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 661GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 118 120 118 119 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 110 Write 117 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 118 66% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown K821PJ-MIB 2x16GB 212 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	77.5% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 25.9 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 21.8 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 82%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 49%

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Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

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	528x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	966x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	561x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	436x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	191x
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	780x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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