Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	81.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	10.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '22 at 08:52
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way below expectations (19^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	40.2% Average	Memory 45.7 1-Core 60.6 2-Core 127 43% 77.8 Pts	4-Core 186 8-Core 489 38% 338 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 1,686 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Dell(1028 0778) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.15.1179 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.6% Excellent	Lighting 94.2 Reflection 139 Parallax 97.1 77% 110 fps	MRender 98.9 Gravity 124 Splatting 109 91% 111 fps
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 149%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 224 197 179 158 151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 736 Write 287 Mixed 314 SusWrite 196 84% 383 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 58.7 4K Mixed 30.4 90% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 413 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 300 241% 341 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 294GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 95 98 98 98 91 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 114 Write 118 Mixed 37.1 SusWrite 96.2 66% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 75%
VendorCo ProductCode 2TB 288 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 2TB free, PID 1234 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 1.7 0.6 5.5 3.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	5.93% Terrible	Read 21 Write 1.7 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 4 8% 8.1 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 24% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.93% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown K821PJ-MID 2x16GB 516 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	54% Above average	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 17.6 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 13.1 SC Mixed 9.8 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 177 22% 177 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 82%

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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	530x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	967x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	561x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	437x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	193x
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	782x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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