Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.44% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	104% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (36%). 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	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210909
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '22 at 13:07
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	BGD-User
Background CPU	36%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	70.3% Very good	Memory 77.3 1-Core 101 2-Core 184 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 554 55% 448 Pts	64-Core 520 32% 520 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 73%

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. 27.20.100.9664 Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	3.44% Terrible	Lighting 6.4 Reflection 30 Parallax 7.4 5% 14.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.44% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 256GB 9,137 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80003E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 161 113 72 87 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 956 Write 124 Mixed 222 SusWrite 102 75% 351 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 35.5 153% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 474 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 171 161% 261 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 167%
Transcend TS512GMTE110S 512GB 3,080 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 395GB free Firmware: S0419AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 176 97 176 138 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 908 Write 832 Mixed 125 SusWrite 172 112% 509 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 46.7 4K Mixed 21.1 104% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 815 DQ Write 89.4 DQ Mixed 29.2 129% 311 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 240%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 807GB free Firmware: AX0R5J SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 95 111 111 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 98.8 Write 108 Mixed 34.8 SusWrite 107 63% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x16GB 46,387 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.7% Good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 22.2 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 20.7 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 85.7 47% 85.7 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 164%

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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 $269	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 $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