Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics45% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateSep 16 '19 at 02:23
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 79%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd 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 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
35.2% Below average
Memory 45.6
1-Core 21.4
2-Core 51.2
26% 39.4 Pts
4-Core 133
8-Core 408
30% 270 Pts
64-Core 477
30% 477 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 35.2%
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: 425.46
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
45% Average
Lighting 38.2
Reflection 57.8
Parallax 87.1
31% 61 fps
MRender 86.5
Gravity 79.9
Splatting 93.9
72% 86.8 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 45%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 765
Write 325
Mixed 362
106% 484 MB/s
4K Read 13.6
4K Write 33.2
4K Mixed 17.1
60% 21.3 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 210
161% 218 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
390GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 107 107 108 109 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
68.3% Good
Read 131
Write 123
Mixed 30
SusWrite 107
71% 97.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
58.4% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 22.3
68% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 7.6
21% 7.3 GB/s
Latency 178
22% 178 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 78%

 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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