Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
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 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics74.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive134% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191021
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateMay 06 '21 at 15:02
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 97.9
2-Core 174
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 280
8-Core 471
46% 375 Pts
64-Core 553
34% 553 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0888) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.8% Very good
Lighting 91.2
Reflection 115
Parallax 94.2
74% 100 fps
MRender 90.4
Gravity 95
Splatting 92
76% 92.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC400 SK hy 512GB
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 116 67 74 74 54 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 1,339
Write 300
Mixed 414
SusWrite 115
117% 542 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 82
4K Mixed 46.9
159% 55.2 MB/s
DQ Read 686
DQ Write 384
DQ Mixed 496
379% 522 MB/s
Poor: 134%
This bench: 134%
Great: 252%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
43GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,045
Write 1,849
Mixed 1,507
401% 1,800 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 86.6
4K Mixed 61.2
195% 64.9 MB/s
DQ Read 796
DQ Write 686
DQ Mixed 732
551% 738 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.7% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 19.2
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 17.6
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R5 Builds (Compare 560 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht

System: Alienware 17 R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $33
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