Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (5th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 95 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics8.38% 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 Drive120% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 15 '19 at 11:00
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing way below expectations (5th 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 1.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
44% Average
Memory 66.9
1-Core 34.2
2-Core 64.8
37% 55.3 Pts
4-Core 117
8-Core 182
18% 149 Pts
64-Core 181
11% 181 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 44%
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: 436.48
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
8.38% Terrible
Lighting 10
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 12.1
8% 11.2 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 7.43
Splatting 12.4
9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 8.38%
Great: 104%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm961 NVMe SED Samsung 512GB
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY72D7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 742 555 554 536 489 435 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 1,077
Write 888
Mixed 660
SusWrite 552
178% 794 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 45.2
4K Mixed 24.5
104% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 275
203% 268 MB/s
Poor: 122%
This bench: 120%
Great: 266%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 009C3523 M471A1K43BB1-CRC 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
45.6% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 18.4
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 12
SC Mixed 9.4
27% 9.4 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,672 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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