Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 32% Sail boat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 30.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	5.44% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	85.5% 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.

High background CPU (30%). 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	22.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	10.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '20 at 04:12
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	30.6% Below average	Memory 40.6 1-Core 21.2 2-Core 39.6 23% 33.8 Pts	4-Core 111 8-Core 344 25% 228 Pts	64-Core 441 27% 441 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0778) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4708 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	5.44% Terrible	Lighting 5.63 Reflection 62.6 Parallax 5.28 5% 24.5 fps	MRender 8.33 Gravity 5.13 Splatting 11.4 7% 8.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.44% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC300 SK hy 1TB 1,303 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 549GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 693 655 671 711 661 655 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 441 Write 726 Mixed 488 SusWrite 674 132% 582 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 26.8 4K Mixed 16.7 56% 18.9 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 216 160% 212 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 188%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 700GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 85 86 85 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 91.5 Write 98.2 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 84.3 53% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 75%

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 way below expectations (4^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	MC Read 17 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 24.1 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 7.7 21% 7.2 GB/s	Latency 200 20% 200 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 51.7% 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%

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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	530x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	967x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	561x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	437x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	193x
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	782x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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