Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	97.5% 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	83.8% 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	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 (19%). 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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '20 at 14:21
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	19%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 116 2-Core 223 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 618 65% 521 Pts	64-Core 614 38% 614 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile) 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 95% Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.53 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.5% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 136 Parallax 124 100% 128 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 124 Splatting 104 92% 113 fps
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SC311 SATA 128GB 20,313 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: 70000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 125 127 128 130 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 475 Write 292 Mixed 330 SusWrite 133 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 43.9 158% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 142 115% 165 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 82%
Samsung MZ7TE256HMHP-00004 256GB 878 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 236GB free Firmware: EXT0300Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 255 253 254 254 254 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 258 Mixed 219 SusWrite 254 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 32.1 151% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 81.5 122% 234 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 94%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 220GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1319 316 306 307 306 306 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,654 Write 1,461 Mixed 528 SusWrite 477 229% 1,030 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 52.1 211% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,054 DQ Write 1,138 DQ Mixed 900 731% 1,031 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 236%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GB 2,972 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	79% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 22.6 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 25.4 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 78%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,668 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 49%

Yacht

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

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	528x

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	436x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	191x
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	780x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	190x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,951 samples	176x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $40	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