Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	29.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	113% 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	32GB 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 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	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, , 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, , 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 17:46
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 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 (99^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 111 2-Core 200 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 368 8-Core 562 58% 465 Pts	64-Core 513 32% 513 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 661 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Dell(1028 0778) 2GB CLim: 1657 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.8% Poor	Lighting 35.5 Reflection 52.1 Parallax 28.3 29% 38.6 fps	MRender 38.6 Gravity 37.4 Splatting 39.2 32% 38.4 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 36%
Intel HD Graphics 630 310,249 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 0778) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8854 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	5.88% Terrible	Lighting 6.3 Reflection 7.6 Parallax 7.4 5% 7.1 fps	MRender 9.7 Gravity 6.5 Splatting 10.2 7% 8.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.88% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 80 106 100 85 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 1,072 Write 606 Mixed 336 SusWrite 123 117% 534 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 33.1 127% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 671 DQ Write 396 DQ Mixed 408 337% 492 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 141%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 672GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 81 81 81 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 101 Write 102 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 80.2 55% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB 4,851 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.6% Very good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23.4 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 23.8 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 82%

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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 $300	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