Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	7.43% 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 Drive	139% 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	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.

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	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '19 at 19:47
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 761 78% 629 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0778) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.43% Terrible	Lighting 7.9 Reflection 113 Parallax 7.62 6% 43 fps	MRender 10 Gravity 7.03 Splatting 15.5 9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.43% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC300 SK hy 256GB 3,798 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 390 400 402 402 289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 953 Write 404 Mixed 484 SusWrite 378 123% 555 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 42.8 174% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 722 DQ Write 408 DQ Mixed 492 386% 541 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 137%
Hgst HTS721010A9E630 500GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 465GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 430 453 446 457 461 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 359 Write 350 Mixed 417 SusWrite 446 89% 393 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 54.9 191% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 292 237% 336 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 117%
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 931GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 429 448 351 285 287 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 433 Mixed 417 SusWrite 370 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 40.5 150% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 304 244% 344 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6B1 2x8GB 1,216 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 22.8 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 24.5 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 83%

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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 $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 $179	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