Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.77% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive160% 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.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory21.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190118
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJan 12 '20 at 00:03
Run Duration236 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 115
2-Core 206
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 595
58% 479 Pts
64-Core 585
36% 585 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0778) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6859
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.77% Terrible
Lighting 6.93
Reflection 164
Parallax 7
6% 59.3 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 6.6
Splatting 14.2
9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.77%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme THNSN51T02DUK NV 1TB
527GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 335 225 323 303 267 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
160% Outstanding
Read 1,150
Write 945
Mixed 925
SusWrite 310
186% 833 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 59.6
204% 73.1 MB/s
DQ Read 868
DQ Write 568
DQ Mixed 670
513% 702 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 160%
Great: 163%
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275
817GB free
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 369 335 408 404 366 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 404
Write 397
Mixed 286
SusWrite 373
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 46.8
4K Mixed 30.7
98% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 248
211% 310 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 135%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$74
320GB free
Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1819 1415 1415 1416 1414 1339 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
272% Outstanding
Read 1,683
Write 1,552
Mixed 1,494
SusWrite 1,470
349% 1,550 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 70.1
243% 91.2 MB/s
DQ Read 956
DQ Write 840
DQ Mixed 884
667% 893 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 272%
Great: 335%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
73.9% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 23.7
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 23.2
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,670 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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