Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics47% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive206% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180810
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 02 '19 at 10:49
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 82.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 240
83% 150 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 644
72% 567 Pts
64-Core 792
49% 792 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0877) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.27
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47% Average
Lighting 74.9
Reflection 22.9
Parallax 18.5
61% 38.8 fps
MRender 27.5
Gravity 19.5
Splatting 25.7
20% 24.2 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 47%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD71D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1143 304 302 304 303 305 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
206% Outstanding
Read 2,040
Write 1,255
Mixed 1,027
SusWrite 443
264% 1,191 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 93.4
4K Mixed 60.6
199% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 873
DQ Write 734
DQ Mixed 779
590% 796 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 206%
Great: 255%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA490
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 134 134 133 136 136 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Read 128
Write 134
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 134
77% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KMKYF9-MID 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
76.5% Very good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 21.5
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 24.8
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 75.3
53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 76.5%
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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