Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics100% 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 Drive281% 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.
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 24 '19 at 04:01
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 144
2-Core 272
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 666
74% 582 Pts
64-Core 851
53% 851 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0877) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (77th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 142
Parallax 133
105% 135 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 124
Splatting 102
91% 113 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 100%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1193 1189 1191 1180 1185 1178 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
281% Outstanding
Read 2,026
Write 2,176
Mixed 1,079
SusWrite 1,186
362% 1,617 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 70.7
236% 81.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,342
DQ Write 1,090
DQ Mixed 1,109
859% 1,180 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 281%
Great: 371%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234
855GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1730 1915 1910 1913 1354 1129 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
325% Outstanding
Read 2,096
Write 2,096
Mixed 1,164
SusWrite 1,658
394% 1,754 MB/s
4K Read 56.2
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 79.6
267% 95.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,439
DQ Write 1,112
DQ Mixed 1,203
920% 1,251 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 325%
Great: 371%
Samsung 860 PRO 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: RVM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 402 403 404 381 377 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
70.4% Very good
Read 355
Write 347
Mixed 329
SusWrite 392
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 38.4
4K Mixed 27.2
88% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 97.3
DQ Mixed 105
78% 104 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
MC Read 32.5
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 27.7
89% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 36.3
SC Mixed 27.7
80% 28.2 GB/s
Latency 56.8
70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 103%

 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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