Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics99.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive225% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 26 '18 at 05:55
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-8950HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 138
2-Core 273
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 811
83% 669 Pts
64-Core 1,011
63% 1,011 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 088C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.31
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.5% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 141
Parallax 114
104% 127 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 125
Splatting 101
91% 112 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
477GB free
Firmware: 3L2QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
293% Outstanding
Read 2,409
Write 1,927
Mixed 2,039
473% 2,125 MB/s
4K Read 49.5
4K Write 94.6
4K Mixed 65.3
209% 69.8 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 145
150% 246 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 293%
Great: 296%
Pc400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
389GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
225% Outstanding
Read 2,154
Write 1,294
Mixed 1,325
351% 1,591 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 83.9
4K Mixed 48.2
153% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 106
123% 214 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 225%
Great: 248%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
MC Read 33.2
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 26.8
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 38.2
SC Mixed 27.6
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware 17 R5

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