Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	97.7% 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	92% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (97%). 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.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '19 at 08:22
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	97%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 99.8 2-Core 211 74% 131 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 412 51% 388 Pts	64-Core 522 32% 522 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.9% 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: 441.8 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.7% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 136 Parallax 126 102% 129 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 120 Splatting 101 89% 110 fps
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 571GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 376 379 395 369 405 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 394 Write 382 Mixed 373 SusWrite 383 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 62.1 4K Mixed 38.5 122% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 334 250% 332 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 133%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 237GB free Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 569 334 781 1029 814 327 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 1,501 Write 562 Mixed 1,049 SusWrite 642 208% 939 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 59 196% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 688 DQ Write 879 DQ Mixed 626 516% 731 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 193%
Seagate BUP Slim WH 2TB 1,237 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 124 124 124 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 89.2 Write 118 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 122 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.6 181% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3H1 2x16GB 911 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 23.3 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 19.2 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 82%

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Gaming 49%

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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 $40	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