Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive210% 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.
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 29 '20 at 15:14
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 (83rd percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 85.5
1-Core 138
2-Core 216
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 644
68% 546 Pts
64-Core 778
48% 778 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 088C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.46
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.2% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 140
Parallax 120
103% 128 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 125
Splatting 105
92% 114 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 104%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC400 SK hy 512GB
440GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1272 1307 1303 1272 892 691 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
210% Outstanding
Read 1,110
Write 1228
Mixed 856
SusWrite 1,123
244% 1,079 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 99.4
4K Mixed 56.1
191% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,144
DQ Write 561
DQ Mixed 600
512% 768 MB/s
Poor: 134%
This bench: 210%
Great: 252%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
88.2% Excellent
MC Read 33
MC Write 34.5
MC Mixed 26.7
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 26.7
80% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 88.2%
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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