Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55.2% 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 Drive65.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 20 '19 at 15:27
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 125
2-Core 245
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 621
71% 556 Pts
64-Core 778
48% 778 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0877) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 389.7
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
55.2% Above average
Lighting 68
Reflection 74.8
Parallax 61.8
55% 68.2 fps
MRender 68.7
Gravity 61.6
Splatting 69.6
55% 66.6 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 52%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk X600 M.2 2280 SATA 128GB
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6113012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 108 108 109 108 108 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 474
Write 287
Mixed 242
SusWrite 110
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 23.6
94% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 218
173% 243 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 82%
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)
77.8% Very good
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 21.5
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 31.2
SC Mixed 24.9
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 77.8%
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%
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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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