Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	214% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R5 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191021
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '20 at 23:31
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8750H 442,631 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 247 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 614 68% 535 Pts	64-Core 741 46% 741 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% PNY(196E 119D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.23 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 99 Reflection 118 Parallax 99.9 81% 106 fps	Gravity 94.9 Splatting 99 86% 97 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 353GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 861 641 643 642 645 635 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,922 Write 1,738 Mixed 748 SusWrite 678 283% 1,271 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 52 186% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 945 DQ Write 804 DQ Mixed 822 630% 857 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 254%
Kingston SUV500960G 960GB 810 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 757GB free Firmware: 003056R6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 445 339 216 97 113 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 439 Write 337 Mixed 342 SusWrite 271 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 66.1 4K Mixed 24 110% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 166 154% 236 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 93%
Kingston SM2280S3G2240G 240GB 3,414 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 223GB free Firmware: SAFM01.R SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 324 324 190 197 197 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 450 Write 327 Mixed 280 SusWrite 259 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 68.3 4K Mixed 27.9 109% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 147 151% 246 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 9905663-007.A00G 2x16GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.7 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 31.2 SC Mixed 25.2 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 75%

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System: Alienware 17 R5

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	463x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	99x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	314x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	127x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	99x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	77x
NVMe Samsung 256GBPm981Bench 192%, 5,350 samples	36x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc400Bench 186%, 2,374 samples	22x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	170x
16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 7,078 samples	27x
HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GBKingstonBench 85%, 10,266 samples	26x

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Value: 37% - Below average

Total price: $33

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16