Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	24.7% 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 Drive	152% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R5 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190418
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '19 at 22:52
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 1.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Memory 79.3 1-Core 39.2 2-Core 105 47% 74.4 Pts	4-Core 185 8-Core 340 31% 262 Pts	64-Core 437 27% 437 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 1,686 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Dell(1028 0888) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	24.7% Poor	Lighting 10 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 76.8 8% 32.8 fps	MRender 56.9 Gravity 76.8 Splatting 72.7 57% 68.8 fps
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 149%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB 4,018 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1119 371 390 398 399 394 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 1,281 Write 1,504 Mixed 1,061 SusWrite 512 245% 1,089 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 73.8 4K Mixed 48.6 158% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 498 DQ Write 424 DQ Mixed 459 344% 460 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 242%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 931GB free Firmware: SDM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 141 141 143 143 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 149 Write 145 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 143 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB 27,567 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	64.5% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 21 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 13.1 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 81.9 49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 78%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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