Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.41% 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 Drive259% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory21.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210607
Uptime18.2 Days
Run DateJan 07 '23 at 18:43
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU 50%

 PC Performing as expected (40th 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 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
64.8% Good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 92.2
2-Core 166
67% 114 Pts
4-Core 256
8-Core 419
41% 337 Pts
64-Core 385
24% 385 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0778) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8854
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
5.41% Terrible
Lighting 5.9
Reflection 133
Parallax 7
5% 48.5 fps
MRender 8.4
Gravity 6.3
Splatting 9
7% 7.9 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.41%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
254GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1537 1409 1570 1338 1192 1146 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
259% Outstanding
Read 2,324
Write 2001
Mixed 1,361
SusWrite 1,366
394% 1,763 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 94.7
4K Mixed 59.6
193% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 568
DQ Write 447
DQ Mixed 518
385% 511 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 259%
Great: 425%
Realtek RTL9210B-CG 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 278 296 292 301 296 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
51.8% Above average
Read 250
Write 299
Mixed 247
SusWrite 293
62% 272 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 35.8
4K Mixed 20.1
69% 23.9 MB/s
DQ Read 29.1
DQ Write 83.9
DQ Mixed 42.1
36% 51.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 79%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
621GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 124 124 111 126 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
68.8% Good
Read 117
Write 114
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 123
68% 94 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72% Very good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 23.4
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 21
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 76.4
52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72%
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 2,692 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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