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Alienware 17 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	85.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (43%). 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	4.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170609
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '22 at 03:55
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	43%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Memory 49.5 1-Core 85.8 2-Core 166 55% 101 Pts	4-Core 273 8-Core 409 42% 341 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$237 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 496.49 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.9% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 171 Parallax 106 88% 128 fps	MRender 91.5 Gravity 122 Splatting 89.8 82% 101 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
SK hynix SC308 SATA 128GB 115 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30001P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 127 129 124 130 131 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 41% Great: 93%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 190GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 77 77 79 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 89 Write 89.8 Mixed 18 SusWrite 77.1 49% 68.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB 27,567 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	47.2% Average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 16.5 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 13.4 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 162 25% 162 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 78%

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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	1,262x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	791x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	548x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	1,007x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	591x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	461x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	203x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	154x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $50Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	140x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	811x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	199x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,951 samples	178x

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Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $400