Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	215% 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.
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.

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.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '19 at 23:14
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	77.4% Very good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 89.4 2-Core 205 72% 127 Pts	4-Core 368 8-Core 605 59% 487 Pts	64-Core 608 38% 608 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 874 638 637 631 634 631 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,754 Write 1,593 Mixed 631 SusWrite 674 259% 1,163 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 58.7 197% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,132 DQ Write 775 DQ Mixed 787 632% 898 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 254%
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 342GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 430 439 449 450 418 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 424 Mixed 403 SusWrite 436 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 81.4 4K Mixed 45.4 149% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 291 236% 334 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 123%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 130GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 68 69 69 70 70 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 134 Write 119 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 69.5 63% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 75%

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 above expectations (93^rd percentile)	82.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 26 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 25.4 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 82%

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Gaming 49%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 41%

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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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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