Dell Alienware 17 R4
gaming
2017
17.3"
dGPU
โฑ ~8h
โ๏ธ 4.42 kg
โ๏ธ balanced
USComp Score
43
out of 100
Fit for you
40/100
โ Strong: fit_price
โ Weak: fit_mobility
M2 ยท Refining requirements โ on-demand, from your Wizard answers + browsing signals.
Profile
vs medianCPU
49
GPU
55
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
80 Wh~
~8h
Price
$669
market
Age
9 years
2017
๐
Our review
Dell Alienware 17 R4 review
Dell Alienware 17 R4 โ from 2017, 4.42 kg, performance 54.
USComp Score
43
/100
๐ Quick verdict
Overall score 43/100. Strongest suit โ Connectivity (100), weakest โ Portability (6).
โ Strengths
Connectivity (100) ยท Gaming (80)
โ Weaknesses
Portability (6)
๐ฐ Price trend
2017
$1,800
2018
$1,440
2019
$1,152
2020
$922
2021
$737
2022
$590
2023
$472
2024
$377
2025
$302
2026
$242
2027
$193
๐ Loses ~$173/year (10%).
Full specifications
- Brand
- Dell
- Series
- Alienware (gaming flagship)
- Type
- Gaming
- Release year
- 2017โ
- Screen size
- 17.3"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i7 7700HQ
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 1070 8GB
- RAM (max)
- 32 GB DDR4
- Weight
- 4.42 kg
- Ports
- 7
- Thunderbolt
- โ
- Battery
- 80 Wh~
Performance metrics
Performance
54
Portability
6
Light office
60
Gaming
80
Creative
45
Energy efficiency
56
Connectivity
100
Value
43
Color accuracy
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๐ฎ
No FPS data for this model's GPU.
The GPU may be integrated or not yet benchmarked.
๐ป Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
โ Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
80%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V
โ Runs well
CPU
246%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077
โ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
184%
RAM
400%
Minecraft
โ Runs well
CPU
491%
GPU
553%
RAM
800%
Fortnite
โ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
346%
RAM
400%
Valorant
โ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
โ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
221%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring
โ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
115%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2
โ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
197%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends
โ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
138%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy
โ Runs well
CPU
109%
GPU
184%
RAM
200%
Dota 2
โ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3
โ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
Starfield
โ Weak
CPU
70%
GPU
80%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone
โ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
League of Legends
โ Runs well
CPU
491%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
โ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2
โ Weak
CPU
70%
GPU
85%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5
โ Runs well
CPU
109%
GPU
184%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5
โ Runs well
CPU
123%
GPU
251%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4
โ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
307%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5
โ Runs well
CPU
109%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus
โ Runs well
CPU
123%
GPU
178%
RAM
400%
Overwatch
โ Runs well
CPU
197%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
โ Runs well
CPU
123%
GPU
230%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
โ Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
135%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov
โ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
221%
RAM
400%
God of War
โ Runs well
CPU
223%
GPU
230%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn
โ Runs well
CPU
223%
GPU
184%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding
โ Runs well
CPU
197%
GPU
178%
RAM
400%
Control
โ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
184%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal
โ Runs well
CPU
223%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight
โ Runs well
CPU
273%
GPU
276%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3
โ Runs well
CPU
223%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020
โ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
221%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion
โ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
230%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3
โ Runs well
CPU
197%
GPU
197%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800
โ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege
โ Runs well
CPU
409%
GPU
553%
RAM
533%
The Division 2
โ Runs well
CPU
223%
GPU
221%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics
โ Runs well
CPU
197%
GPU
369%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown
โ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
276%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
โ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
135%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition
โ Runs well
CPU
223%
GPU
276%
RAM
533%
Days Gone
โ Runs well
CPU
223%
GPU
184%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo
โ Runs well
CPU
117%
GPU
230%
RAM
267%
Returnal
โ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
138%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2
โ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
135%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village
โ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol
โ Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
138%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart
โ Runs well
CPU
154%
GPU
230%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2
โ Weak
CPU
117%
GPU
85%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong
โ Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
230%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima
โ Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
230%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1
โ Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
138%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4
โ Runs well
CPU
223%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
โ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
โ Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake
โ Runs well
CPU
154%
GPU
135%
RAM
400%
Lies of P
โ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
230%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest
โ Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
120%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
โ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
553%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
โ Runs well
CPU
273%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
โ Runs well
CPU
246%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
โ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
230%
RAM
400%
F1 24
โ Runs well
CPU
273%
GPU
135%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat
โ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6
โ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
553%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
โ Runs well
CPU
273%
GPU
461%
RAM
400%
๐ Same series
4 models in the series.
โ Similar by specs
Similar performance profile across other series and brands.
โ Similar class
Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.
Configuration options
Available model options ยท 3 variants across 3 categories
โ Processors (1)
Intel Core i7 7700HQ
๐ฎ Graphics (1)
GeForce GTX 1070 8GB
โข Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 620