Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results


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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83.1% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170705
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '19 at 13:21
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	17%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820HK 18,903 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	71% Very good	Memory 86.1 1-Core 91.7 2-Core 173 69% 117 Pts	4-Core 302 8-Core 480 48% 391 Pts	64-Core 503 31% 503 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 83%

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 Ver. 22.20.16.4836 Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	3.1% Terrible	Lighting 3.23 Reflection 53.7 Parallax 3.25 3% 20.1 fps	MRender 4.86 Gravity 2.9 Splatting 6.3 4% 4.69 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.1% Great: 6%

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: 367 350 357 374 339 251 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 454 Write 424 Mixed 374 SusWrite 340 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 71.1 4K Mixed 18 119% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 211 162% 218 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 131%
Crucial_CT2050MX300SSD1 2TB 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 701GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 347 357 370 367 329 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 350 Write 259 Mixed 175 SusWrite 341 63% 281 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 21.6 99% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 168 149% 225 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 99%

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 above expectations (60^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 23.9 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 22.5 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 79%

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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%

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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	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 $273	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 $179	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