Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics74.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180529
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '20 at 19:56
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 90.1
1-Core 115
2-Core 202
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 518
54% 434 Pts
64-Core 693
43% 693 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 088C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.5% Very good
Lighting 92.4
Reflection 105
Parallax 85.2
75% 94.2 fps
MRender 90.8
Gravity 89.3
Splatting 87.3
73% 89.2 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 118 150 157 185 205 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 1407
Write 28.7
Mixed 52.7
SusWrite 152
86% 410 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 22.5
4K Mixed 29.9
104% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 18.7
DQ Mixed 34.2
67% 147 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 107%
Great: 193%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB
697GB free
Firmware: SDM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 158 161 161 160 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 136
Write 150
Mixed 65
SusWrite 162
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 95%
Patriot Memory 495GB
125GB free, PID 6000
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 96 96 115 96 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 256
Write 172
Mixed 147
SusWrite 110
215% 171 MB/s
4K Read 7.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 2.5
165% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.8% Good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 19.7
65% 22.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 21.6
60% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware 17 R5

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