Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 70% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	89.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	139% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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

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

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '19 at 14:18
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	12%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 89.3 1-Core 115 2-Core 255 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 732 72% 591 Pts	64-Core 723 45% 723 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 1,686 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Dell(1028 0778) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.1% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 119 Parallax 93 88% 106 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 127 Splatting 103 92% 113 fps
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 149%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 274 280 244 218 201 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 1,655 Write 520 Mixed 946 SusWrite 266 186% 847 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 31.8 4K Mixed 31 125% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 692 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 126 170% 327 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 193%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 672GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 453 464 462 470 482 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 431 Mixed 436 SusWrite 466 103% 455 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 45.9 141% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 133%
SABRENT 1TB 2,168 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 758GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 132 133 131 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 106 Write 128 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 130 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 84% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4SFD824A.C16FBD 2x16GB 927 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	78.6% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 25 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 31.6 SC Mixed 24.8 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 83%

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

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 41%

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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