Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive268% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 06 '20 at 15:12
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 114
2-Core 203
80% 137 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 646
66% 532 Pts
64-Core 644
40% 644 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
873GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6L7QCXY7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1064 1169 1157 1142 1179 1164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
268% Outstanding
Read 1,921
Write 1,541
Mixed 1,022
SusWrite 1,146
314% 1,407 MB/s
4K Read 55.8
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 76.7
264% 95.2 MB/s
DQ Read 971
DQ Write 816
DQ Mixed 890
668% 892 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 268%
Great: 294%
Nvme GIGABYTE GP-GSM2 128GB
119GB free
Firmware: EDFM00.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 506 553 551 548 367 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 702
Write 531
Mixed 599
SusWrite 446
128% 569 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 194
4K Mixed 65.4
257% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 558
DQ Mixed 382
311% 433 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 154%
Great: 179%
Transcend TS120GMTS420S 120GB
103GB free
Firmware: S0509A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 336 335 333 340 341 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Read 478
Write 334
Mixed 374
SusWrite 332
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 87.9
4K Mixed 25.5
133% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 44.8
86% 165 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 87%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41
161GB free
Firmware: SM14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 60 59 60 60 61 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
36% Below average
Read 63.6
Write 89.1
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 60.3
43% 58.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1.6
322% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 36%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6H1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 32.8
MC Mixed 23.9
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 35.8
SC Mixed 26.4
77% 27 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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