Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	7.18% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	259% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Alienware 17 R5 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '19 at 06:02
Run Duration	317 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-8950HK 14,729 User benchmarks, average bench 74% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 86.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 264 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 680 73% 582 Pts	64-Core 831 51% 831 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0877) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6287 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.18% Terrible	Lighting 6.97 Reflection 11.3 Parallax 8 6% 8.76 fps	MRender 12.5 Gravity 7.2 Splatting 15.9 10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.18% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 281GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1464 1490 1348 1517 1522 1502 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 1,870 Write 1,839 Mixed 1049 SusWrite 1,474 350% 1,558 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 54.3 178% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 999 DQ Write 739 DQ Mixed 771 603% 836 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 393%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 308GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 452 430 451 454 451 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 409 Mixed 423 SusWrite 447 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 62.7 4K Mixed 37.3 125% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 326 246% 329 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 133%
Nvme KXG60ZNV256G NVM 256GB 754 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 218GB free Firmware: 10604103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 55 56 57 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	631% Outstanding	Read 7,096 Write 57 Mixed 114 SusWrite 55.7 380% 1,831 MB/s	4K Read 851 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 7.1 1,301% 287 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 631% Great: 239%
Seagate Slim BK 500GB 653 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 39GB free Firmware: 0938 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 37 63 44 55 37 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 60.3 Write 26.5 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 48.9 32% 43.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 72% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 61%
Seagate FA GOFlex Desk 2TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 222GB free, PID 50a0 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 119 119 117 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 106 Write 99 Mixed 32 SusWrite 119 118% 89.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 43%
WD My Book 1230 6TB 1,283 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 150 150 149 150 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 143 Write 151 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 149 179% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 130% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 68%
WD Elements 25A3 6TB 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 160 163 160 163 160 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 108 Write 70.5 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 161 137% 101 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 0.6 356% 7.47 MB/s	DQ Read 0.3 DQ Write 9.6 DQ Mixed 0.5 345% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 107%
Samsung FIT USB 3.0 64GB-$25 4,291 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 59GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 7.5 5.9 7.4 6.7 6.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 92.5 Write 9.5 Mixed 13.8 SusWrite 6.8 27% 30.7 MB/s	4K Read 9.8 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 46% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 112%
Seagate Wireless 1TB 411 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 886GB free, PID a313 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 86 87 87 87 87 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 112 Write 76.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 85.8 108% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR4 2666 C18 2x16GB 6,948 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	83.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 25.9 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 25.5 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 90%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 48%

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System: Alienware 17 R5

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	462x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	98x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	314x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	126x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	98x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	76x
NVMe Samsung 256GBPm981Bench 192%, 5,350 samples	35x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc400Bench 186%, 2,374 samples	22x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	170x
HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GBKingstonBench 85%, 10,266 samples	26x
16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 7,078 samples	26x

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Value: 37% - Below average

Total price: $33

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16