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 (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive119% 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.
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200708
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateOct 15 '20 at 21:51
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 123
2-Core 245
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 609
68% 532 Pts
64-Core 706
44% 706 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 87.3%
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: 442.23
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 106
Reflection 126
Parallax 106
86% 113 fps
Gravity 99.5
Splatting 106
92% 103 fps
Poor: 48% Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 321 342 303 312 309 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 825
Write 463
Mixed 392
SusWrite 345
112% 506 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 92.5
4K Mixed 41.8
148% 54.7 MB/s
DQ Read 440
DQ Write 436
DQ Mixed 622
416% 499 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 119%
Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA490
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 132 133 134 134 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 146
Write 138
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 133
80% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 75%
Memorex USB Flash Drive 124GB
112GB free, PID 7722, memorex
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.7 4.4 3.5 1.8 3.6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
3.96% Terrible
Read 17.9
Write 2.5
Mixed 8.4
SusWrite 2.8
8% 7.9 MB/s
4K Read 3.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
12% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.96%
Great: 26%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
77.9% Very good
MC Read 30
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 21.8
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 24.3
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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System: Alienware 17 R5

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