Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics73.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive113% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181115
Uptime7.4 Days
Run DateMay 22 '21 at 15:58
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
68.2% Good
Memory 72.9
1-Core 99.5
2-Core 180
67% 117 Pts
4-Core 343
8-Core 492
52% 418 Pts
64-Core 522
32% 522 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0778) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.7% Very good
Lighting 88.9
Reflection 115
Parallax 90.1
72% 97.9 fps
MRender 92.7
Gravity 93.2
Splatting 92.6
76% 92.8 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 82%
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0778) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8854
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
5.07% Terrible
Lighting 6.9
Reflection 7.6
Parallax 7.6
6% 7.37 fps
MRender 9.4
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 0.3
4% 5.6 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.07%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 262 279 260 279 266 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 906
Write 289
Mixed 742
SusWrite 279
123% 554 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 35.3
141% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 454
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 288
242% 353 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 113%
Great: 193%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
59.4% Above average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 22
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 16.9
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 94.8
42% 94.8 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 82%

 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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