Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics32.4% 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 Drive45.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210607
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJul 05 '22 at 17:09
Run Duration354 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 80.6
1-Core 109
2-Core 203
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 574
58% 473 Pts
64-Core 564
35% 564 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.18
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
32.4% Below average
Lighting 25.4
Reflection 30
Parallax 90.4
21% 48.6 fps
MRender 58.2
Gravity 61.7
Splatting 77.7
55% 65.9 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk X600 M.2 2280 SATA 128GB
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6113012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 119 112 112 113 112 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
45.1% Average
Read 349
Write 238
Mixed 232
SusWrite 115
52% 233 MB/s
4K Read 8.7
4K Write 15.8
4K Mixed 13.4
39% 12.6 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 236
185% 257 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 82%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 131 131 132 130 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
73.8% Very good
Read 127
Write 128
Mixed 35.4
SusWrite 130
76% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6H1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
82.5% Excellent
MC Read 31
MC Write 33.7
MC Mixed 23.6
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 35.3
SC Mixed 26
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 79.4
50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R4 Builds (Compare 2,672 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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