Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics17.5% 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 Drive283% 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.
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
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170705
Uptime17.3 Days
Run DateJan 27 '18 at 01:52
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU1%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 120
2-Core 230
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 614
61% 498 Pts
64-Core 622
38% 622 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.14
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
17.5% Very poor
Lighting 19.7
Reflection 22.2
Parallax 16.2
16% 19.4 fps
MRender 28.2
Gravity 19.7
Splatting 25.7
20% 24.6 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 17.5%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
283% Outstanding
Read 2,454
Write 1,632
Mixed 1,800
435% 1,962 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 62.4
225% 82.4 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 166
174% 287 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 283%
Great: 353%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
198GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 375
Mixed 398
94% 424 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 84.4
4K Mixed 42.8
162% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 133
153% 265 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 107%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
ABD4162C HyperX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 27.4
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 26.5
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 49%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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