Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 Drive212% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory20.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateSep 14 '19 at 10:54
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 122
2-Core 237
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 395
8-Core 614
62% 504 Pts
64-Core 752
46% 752 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 81.2%
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: 419.35
Performing below potential (77th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 140
Parallax 121
104% 130 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 125
Splatting 103
92% 113 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 100%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 496 392 384 375 364 359 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
212% Outstanding
Read 2,199
Write 1,880
Mixed 1,494
SusWrite 395
332% 1,492 MB/s
4K Read 49.6
4K Write 94.3
4K Mixed 63.7
207% 69.2 MB/s
DQ Read 967
DQ Write 642
DQ Mixed 742
570% 784 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 212%
Great: 340%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB
907GB free
Firmware: SDM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 164 177 180 180 173 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Read 154
Write 155
Mixed 72.3
SusWrite 173
101% 139 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
232% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 94%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 33.7
MC Mixed 26.1
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 27.2
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R5 Builds (Compare 560 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht

System: Alienware 17 R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $33
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