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 (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	183% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 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 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200708
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '21 at 23:00
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-8950HK 14,729 User benchmarks, average bench 74% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 188 84% 141 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 616 66% 526 Pts	64-Core 738 46% 738 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile) 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 95% Dell(1028 088C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 30 Reflection 30 Parallax 56.4 24% 38.8 fps	Gravity 52.9 Splatting 65.2 53% 59 fps
Poor: 66% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 2,374 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 403GB free (System drive) Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1194 1213 1242 643 587 461 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 1,075 Write 1,251 Mixed 734 SusWrite 890 222% 988 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 50.9 170% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 925 DQ Write 562 DQ Mixed 605 488% 697 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 248%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 904GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 403 420 403 400 391 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 395 Write 366 Mixed 363 SusWrite 402 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 68.2 4K Mixed 28 113% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 328 247% 331 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 2x16GB 3,590 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 26.8 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 38.3 SC Mixed 28.2 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 89%

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

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Workstation 48%

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System: Alienware 17 R5

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	462x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	98x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	314x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	126x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	98x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	76x
NVMe Samsung 256GBPm981Bench 192%, 5,350 samples	35x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc400Bench 186%, 2,374 samples	22x

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

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Value: 37% - Below average

Total price: $33

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16