Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics153% 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 Drive123% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191021
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 29 '20 at 15:50
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 85%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 (97th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 123
2-Core 238
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 741
70% 583 Pts
64-Core 720
45% 720 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
153% Outstanding
Lighting 211
Reflection 213
Parallax 215
172% 213 fps
MRender 245
Gravity 211
Splatting 132
154% 196 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 153%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 197 169 158 146 124 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 1,351
Write 217
Mixed 346
SusWrite 165
112% 520 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 95.8
4K Mixed 40.6
148% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 297
224% 304 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 123%
Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
478GB free
Firmware: JB0OA490
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 144 145 143 145 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 128
Write 134
Mixed 31
SusWrite 144
79% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KMKYF9-MIB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
75.9% Very good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 21.5
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 24.9
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 61.3
65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.9%
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

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