Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	25.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (62%). 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	18.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170705
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '17 at 00:10
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	62%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 279 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 753 79% 631 Pts	64-Core 765 47% 765 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 83%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 0778) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2177 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 387.92 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	25.4% Poor	Lighting 47.3 Reflection 54.7 Parallax 110 38% 70.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 82%
Intel HD Graphics 630 310,249 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 0778) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 22.20.16.4708 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 7.3 18% 7.3 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Asmt109x- Fast 1TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 158GB free Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4124 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1366 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 19 (AE) Unknown 100 100 697 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 51 21 339303399473 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 7782210633 (F7) Unknown 100 100 243275977 (F8) Unknown 100 100 406630028 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1921 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	89.4% Excellent	Read 426 Write 493 Mixed 482 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 24.2 123% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 31.2 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 26.5 51% 95.7 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 92%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 375 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 134GB free Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	Read 871 Write 930 Mixed 897 201% 899 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 35.4 134% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 461 DQ Mixed 110 167% 312 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 149%
SB2 256GB 169 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM10.8 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2676 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 726 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 87 87 180 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1900608 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 584 (C2) HDA temperature 67 67 141736083489 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 97 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3985	76.1% Very good	Read 222 Write 395 Mixed 379 75% 332 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 10.4 108% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 8.86 83% 194 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 009D3616 CT16G4SFD824A.C16FBD 24GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 16384 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.8% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 19 61% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 22.1 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 75%

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System: Alienware 17 R4

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,210x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	759x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	533x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	974x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	562x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	441x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	193x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	154x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	133x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	787x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	193x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,951 samples	176x

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Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16