Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics65.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive25.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory6.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180910
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateJul 02 '20 at 18:40
Run Duration181 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
54.1% Above average
Memory 53.1
1-Core 80
2-Core 141
52% 91.3 Pts
4-Core 297
8-Core 462
47% 379 Pts
64-Core 472
29% 472 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0776) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4274
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
65.5% Good
Lighting 74.7
Reflection 105
Parallax 93.3
61% 91.1 fps
MRender 89.6
Gravity 87.1
Splatting 94.4
74% 90.3 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 128GB
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 61 45 46 40 33 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
25.9% Poor
Read 340
Write 114
Mixed 153
SusWrite 52.6
36% 165 MB/s
4K Read 10.5
4K Write 7.9
4K Mixed 7.5
30% 8.63 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 25.9%
Great: 87%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
93GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 108 105 105 106 107 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 118
Write 117
Mixed 26
SusWrite 105
66% 91.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
54.7% Above average
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 18.3
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 14.3
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 150
27% 150 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 54.7%
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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