Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics119% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191021
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 01 '20 at 00:25
Run Duration205 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 121
2-Core 247
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 563
68% 525 Pts
64-Core 682
42% 682 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 90%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
119% Outstanding
Lighting 159
Reflection 148
Parallax 147
130% 151 fps
MRender 184
Gravity 132
Splatting 108
112% 142 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 119%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
852GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1460 1282 1285 1274 1130 1117 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
268% Outstanding
Read 1,924
Write 2,062
Mixed 1511
SusWrite 1258
380% 1,689 MB/s
4K Read 52.5
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 68.2
224% 76.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1083
DQ Write 900
DQ Mixed 995
744% 993 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 268%
Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
179GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1506 1262 1264 1149 1015 1006 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
272% Outstanding
Read 2,010
Write 2,028
Mixed 1,558
SusWrite 1,200
382% 1,699 MB/s
4K Read 51.2
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 72.3
230% 79 MB/s
DQ Read 1,141
DQ Write 948
DQ Mixed 1,047
784% 1,045 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 272%
Great: 372%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
788GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JB0OA490
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 95 98 94 105 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
60.5% Good
Read 113
Write 124
Mixed 36.3
SusWrite 97.8
67% 92.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
75.9% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 21.4
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 24.8
70% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 55%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 48%
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System: Alienware 17 R5

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