Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics24% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive193% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 02 '19 at 21:59
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 84
1-Core 132
2-Core 256
87% 157 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 643
69% 549 Pts
64-Core 1,023
63% 1,023 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0888) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.27
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
24% Poor
Lighting 10
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 57.5
8% 26.3 fps
MRender 63.6
Gravity 63.6
Splatting 71.8
55% 66.3 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 24%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1215 388 390 392 392 398 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
193% Outstanding
Read 1565
Write 764
Mixed 1,139
SusWrite 529
222% 999 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 95.8
4K Mixed 56.2
187% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 954
DQ Write 843
DQ Mixed 756
606% 851 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 193%
Great: 242%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: SDM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 170 172 174 173 148 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 142
Mixed 71.3
SusWrite 167
98% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6D1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 22.9
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 34.4
SC Mixed 27
77% 27 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 84%

 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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