Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive59.7% 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
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200102
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateAug 30 '20 at 01:51
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
67.9% Good
Memory 78.6
1-Core 89.6
2-Core 167
65% 112 Pts
4-Core 309
8-Core 478
49% 394 Pts
64-Core 479
30% 479 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 69%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk Z400s M.2 2280 128GB
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2329012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 177 177 176 177 176 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
59.7% Above average
Read 435
Write 170
Mixed 176
SusWrite 175
53% 239 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 70.6
4K Mixed 12.1
84% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 177
DQ Mixed 78.5
83% 137 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 65%
Transcend TS120GMTS420S 120GB
112GB free
Firmware: S0509A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 339 338 338 341 341 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 457
Write 334
Mixed 360
SusWrite 336
83% 372 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 86.4
4K Mixed 27.1
127% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 44
87% 171 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 87%
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GB
95GB free
Firmware: EXD7201Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1208 297 297 297 297 296 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
217% Outstanding
Read 2,073
Write 1,601
Mixed 1,271
SusWrite 449
300% 1,348 MB/s
4K Read 53.1
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 69.4
234% 81.7 MB/s
DQ Read 786
DQ Write 718
DQ Mixed 750
563% 752 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 217%
Great: 249%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
726GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 127 124 122 125 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 135
Write 120
Mixed 23.5
SusWrite 125
73% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KMKYF9-MIB 009C3616 CMSX8GX4M1A2400C16 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
55% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 17.1
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 15.9
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 83.2
48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 55%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
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System: Alienware 17 R4

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