Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
Processor	With 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 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	85.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	165% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R4
Memory	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171211
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '18 at 22:39
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6820HK 20,362 User benchmarks, average bench 69% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	68.3% Good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 86.8 2-Core 170 66% 113 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 484 47% 388 Pts	64-Core 406 25% 406 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile) 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 95% Dell(1028 07C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.5% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 135 Parallax 102 86% 114 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 111 Splatting 96.9 85% 104 fps
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 353 348 342 336 333 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 1,725 Write 1,054 Mixed 779 SusWrite 359 216% 979 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 83.9 4K Mixed 42.4 152% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 710 DQ Write 540 DQ Mixed 646 478% 632 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 363%
Thnsn51t02duk NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB 2,332 User benchmarks, average bench 129% 684GB free Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 495 139 113 125 124 125 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 955 Write 948 Mixed 870 SusWrite 187 166% 740 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 46.1 150% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 696 DQ Write 514 DQ Mixed 503 404% 571 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 173%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$75 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 120 123 123 122 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 61 Write 112 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 121 64% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.3 116% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 68%
Seagate Innov8 8TB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 3TB free Firmware: CE07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 144 144 144 144 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 87 Write 104 Mixed 29 SusWrite 144 66% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 6.7 4K Mixed 0.5 217% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR4 2400 C16 2x16GB 2,464 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	76.4% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 25.6 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 20.7 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 49%

Yacht

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

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	528x

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	436x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	191x
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	780x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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