Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	65.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (78%). 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	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '19 at 11:19
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	78%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820HK 18,903 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	42.6% Average	Memory 62.3 1-Core 25.1 2-Core 56.8 33% 48.1 Pts	4-Core 124 8-Core 326 25% 225 Pts	64-Core 491 30% 491 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 264GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 338 298 304 297 292 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 386 Write 365 Mixed 330 SusWrite 314 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 29.6 4K Mixed 20 72% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 330 209% 236 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 131%
Crucial_CT2050MX300SSD1 2TB 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 701GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 364 349 266 269 262 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 354 Write 373 Mixed 297 SusWrite 310 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 11.2 4K Write 28.7 4K Mixed 16.1 53% 18.7 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 299 196% 230 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 99%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 312GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 98 98 97 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 108 Write 102 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 96.7 127% 94.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.8 208% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 9905663-021.A00G 2x16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 23.5 62% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 8.4 23% 7.93 GB/s	Latency 121 33% 121 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 79%

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

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Gaming 49%

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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	1,207x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	756x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	531x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	970x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	561x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	438x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	193x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	154x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	131x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	784x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	192x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,951 samples	176x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16