Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.7% 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 Drive91.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180522
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 15 '18 at 10:15
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 89
1-Core 120
2-Core 243
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 762
76% 619 Pts
64-Core 1,008
62% 1,008 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 88.8%
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: 389.12
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 125
Parallax 97
87% 109 fps
MRender 97.9
Gravity 100
Splatting 105
83% 101 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU800NS38 256GB
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q1204A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 202 210 209 210 205 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 415
Mixed 402
SusWrite 223
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 63.8
4K Mixed 42.1
139% 46.5 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 120
145% 256 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 110%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
931GB free
Firmware: SDM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 131 135 136 135 133 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 119
Write 133
Mixed 56.2
SusWrite 134
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
204% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 20% Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
77.7% Very good
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 21.7
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 31.6
SC Mixed 24.4
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 55%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
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System: Alienware 17 R5

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