Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive110% 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 (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191021
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 04 '20 at 00:18
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 125
2-Core 247
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 589
65% 515 Pts
64-Core 680
42% 680 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0877) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 103
Reflection 123
Parallax 102
84% 109 fps
Gravity 98.1
Splatting 102
89% 100 fps
Poor: 48% Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 304 333 301 308 314 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 680
Write 257
Mixed 384
SusWrite 313
90% 408 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 42
151% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 432
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 290
243% 353 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 110%
Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
715GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 123 123 125 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 130
Write 119
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 123
72% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.4
105% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
47.2% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 13.5
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 16.7
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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System: Alienware 17 R5

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