Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	210% 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.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Alienware 17 R5 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180529
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '18 at 19:26
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-8950HK 14,729 User benchmarks, average bench 74% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 138 2-Core 260 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 627 70% 549 Pts	64-Core 804 50% 804 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile) 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 95% Dell(1028 0877) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 142 Parallax 121 108% 132 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 128 Splatting 104 92% 114 fps
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC400 SK hy 512GB 309 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 223GB free (System drive) Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1090 1082 1070 1060 1031 1017 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,351 Write 1,167 Mixed 886 SusWrite 1,058 250% 1,116 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 52.9 176% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,055 DQ Write 586 DQ Mixed 623 516% 755 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 252%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 388GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 438 443 456 456 452 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 446 Mixed 365 SusWrite 444 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 68 4K Mixed 45.8 150% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 314 236% 315 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 134%
USB 3.0 2TB 331 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 136GB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 78 79 79 79 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 70.5 Write 50.5 Mixed 47.3 SusWrite 78 45% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 106%
WD Elements 1.5TB 5,064 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 50GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 18 18 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	9.25% Terrible	Read 31.7 Write 29.5 Mixed 12.2 SusWrite 19.4 30% 23.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 12% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 9.25% Great: 22%
WD Elements 107C 4TB 3,603 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 147 148 148 147 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 142 Write 141 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 146 170% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 60%
WD Ext HDD 1021 3TB 2,189 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 75GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 22 22 21 22 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 31.5 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 21.8 38% 28.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 119% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 22%
WD Elements 107C 4TB 3,603 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 11GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 82 124 97 100 104 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 123 Write 130 Mixed 81 SusWrite 99 145% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB 20,439 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	86% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 26.9 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 24.9 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 90%

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Workstation 48%

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System: Alienware 17 R5

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	462x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	98x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	314x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	126x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	98x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	76x
NVMe Samsung 256GBPm981Bench 192%, 5,350 samples	35x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc400Bench 186%, 2,374 samples	22x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	170x
HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GBKingstonBench 85%, 10,266 samples	26x
16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 7,078 samples	26x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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