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Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 30.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics5.44% 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 Drive85.5% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). 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.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory22.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200102
Uptime10.1 Days
Run DateJun 23 '20 at 04:12
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
30.6% Below average
Memory 40.6
1-Core 21.2
2-Core 39.6
23% 33.8 Pts
4-Core 111
8-Core 344
25% 228 Pts
64-Core 441
27% 441 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0778) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4708
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
5.44% Terrible
Lighting 5.63
Reflection 62.6
Parallax 5.28
5% 24.5 fps
MRender 8.33
Gravity 5.13
Splatting 11.4
7% 8.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.44%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC300 SK hy 1TB
549GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 693 655 671 711 661 655 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 441
Write 726
Mixed 488
SusWrite 674
132% 582 MB/s
4K Read 13.3
4K Write 26.8
4K Mixed 16.7
56% 18.9 MB/s
DQ Read 249
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 216
160% 212 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 188%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
700GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 85 86 85 85 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
50.5% Above average
Read 91.5
Write 98.2
Mixed 20.7
SusWrite 84.3
53% 73.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3H1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
51.7% Above average
MC Read 17
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 24.1
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 7.7
21% 7.2 GB/s
Latency 200
20% 200 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,796 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

System: Alienware 17 R4

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