Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	84.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '18 at 00:33
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 110 2-Core 213 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 598 58% 477 Pts	64-Core 595 37% 595 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 0777) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 389.12 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 123 Parallax 95.5 85% 108 fps	MRender 96.5 Gravity 98.4 Splatting 104 82% 99.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,256 Write 1,410 Mixed 891 334% 1,519 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 63.7 214% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 684 DQ Write 913 DQ Mixed 796 602% 798 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Intel SSDSCKKF180H6 SATA 180GB 873 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 41GB free Firmware: LSFD39N SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 92 79 72 73 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 468 Write 365 Mixed 340 SusWrite 99.5 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 65.3 4K Mixed 38.3 125% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 239 189% 262 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 84%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 348GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 93 91 93 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 94.7 Write 90.2 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 91.7 54% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 75%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 1,498 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 30GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 59 59 60 60 60 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 88.3 Write 59 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 57.5 81% 63.6 MB/s	4K Read 9.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 4.1 263% 5.37 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6MFR8N-UH 009C3523 HMA81GS6CJR8N-UH 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 22.2 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 23.7 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 77%

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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	529x

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	437x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	192x
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	781x
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 $273	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