Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.8% 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 Drive190% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough 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
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateAug 18 '18 at 05:36
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 92.5
1-Core 133
2-Core 258
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 736
71% 582 Pts
64-Core 725
45% 725 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 86%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 389.12
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Lighting 92.6
Reflection 107
Parallax 75.7
76% 91.9 fps
MRender 96.7
Gravity 98.5
Splatting 104
82% 99.9 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 328 333 285 300 258 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
190% Outstanding
Read 1,788
Write 1,018
Mixed 1,141
SusWrite 303
235% 1,063 MB/s
4K Read 49
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 66.1
223% 78.9 MB/s
DQ Read 745
DQ Write 618
DQ Mixed 258
309% 541 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 190%
Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 120 124 122 127 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 137
Write 117
Mixed 26
SusWrite 123
73% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
77.7% Very good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 22.2
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 24.9
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 78%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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