Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	72.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.6% 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.

Very high background CPU (82%). 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '21 at 01:17
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	82%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820HK 18,903 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Memory 78.8 1-Core 78.2 2-Core 164 63% 107 Pts	4-Core 287 8-Core 413 44% 350 Pts	64-Core 398 25% 398 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.53 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.9% Very good	Lighting 87.8 Reflection 113 Parallax 91 72% 97.4 fps	MRender 86.5 Gravity 92.6 Splatting 95.8 76% 91.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC300 SK hy 256GB 3,798 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 238 234 228 222 213 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 628 Write 299 Mixed 373 SusWrite 233 85% 383 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 60.7 4K Mixed 30.4 110% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 526 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 447 331% 440 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 137%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 931GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 111 115 114 121 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 109 Write 99.8 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 112 63% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 75%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 7TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 184 190 165 186 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 162 Mixed 95.7 SusWrite 171 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.9 450% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB 4,851 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23.4 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 19.4 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 82.8 48% 82.8 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 82%

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

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Gaming 49%

Yacht

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

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	528x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	966x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	561x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	436x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	191x
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	780x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	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