Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics30.9% 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)
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.
Very high background CPU (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191021
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateDec 07 '19 at 19:18
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 77%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 86.8
1-Core 123
2-Core 229
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 572
58% 471 Pts
64-Core 720
44% 720 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
Dell(1028 0888) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
30.9% Below average
Lighting 20
Reflection 23.1
Parallax 51.4
16% 31.5 fps
MRender 59
Gravity 80.3
Splatting 75.3
59% 71.5 fps
Poor: 81%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 149%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC311 SATA 128GB
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 447
Write 280
Mixed 309
76% 345 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 61.3
4K Mixed 34.1
115% 40.3 MB/s
DQ Read 201
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 47
64% 120 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 82%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
660GB free
Firmware: JB0OA490
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 115 114 116 114 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 118
Write 117
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 114
67% 92.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 27
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 26.7
78% 27.3 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 90%

 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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