Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics86.5% 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 Drive126% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 16 '18 at 23:15
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 124
2-Core 246
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 708
73% 590 Pts
64-Core 915
57% 915 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0877) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 389.12
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 126
Parallax 96.7
88% 110 fps
MRender 97.7
Gravity 101
Splatting 105
83% 101 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 296 295 282 272 285 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 1,295
Write 479
Mixed 371
SusWrite 286
133% 608 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 82
4K Mixed 37.8
129% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 429
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 282
236% 344 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 126%
Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
535GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 112 111 112 113 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Read 143
Write 126
Mixed 31
SusWrite 112
74% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
75.8% Very good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 21.3
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 24.8
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 75.8%
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%
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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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