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 below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive251% 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
Memory25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 28 '20 at 09:01
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 123
2-Core 234
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 597
59% 480 Pts
64-Core 695
43% 695 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 79.3%
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: 456.71
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 53.5
Reflection 63.1
Parallax 58.4
44% 58.3 fps
Gravity 54.3
Splatting 50.7
46% 52.5 fps
Poor: 48% Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
751GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1417 1553 1400 1178 1045 425 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
251% Outstanding
Read 1,971
Write 1,697
Mixed 1439
SusWrite 1,170
352% 1,569 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 93
4K Mixed 60.4
198% 66.7 MB/s
DQ Read 960
DQ Write 817
DQ Mixed 840
643% 872 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 251%
Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
902GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 433 446 452 455 456 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 460
Write 422
Mixed 404
SusWrite 441
97% 432 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 63.3
4K Mixed 41.4
134% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 324
245% 328 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 102%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR4 3000 C18 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.8% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 22.4
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 25.2
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 65.1
62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 93%

 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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