Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics30.8% 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 Drive94.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190118
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJun 16 '19 at 19:02
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 73%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 87
1-Core 102
2-Core 189
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 510
55% 439 Pts
64-Core 578
36% 578 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 77.3%
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: 430.86
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
30.8% Below average
Lighting 34.8
Reflection 40.2
Parallax 32.7
28% 35.9 fps
MRender 49.7
Gravity 34.8
Splatting 45.4
36% 43.3 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129
454GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 390 384 391 408 397 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Read 425
Write 399
Mixed 306
SusWrite 391
86% 380 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 83.8
4K Mixed 33.1
127% 47.8 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 284
224% 311 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 133%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
237GB free
Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 824 969 968 825 880 325 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
201% Outstanding
Read 1,477
Write 798
Mixed 971
SusWrite 798
225% 1,011 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 52.9
191% 70.8 MB/s
DQ Read 704
DQ Write 855
DQ Mixed 560
483% 706 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 201%
Great: 193%
Seagate BUP Slim WH 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 129 131 128 127 131 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 104
Write 96
Mixed 90.8
SusWrite 121
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.7
189% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3H1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
77% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 24.8
80% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 20.7
60% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 77%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,668 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

System: Alienware 17 R4

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