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 (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	207% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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, 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)

System	Alienware 17 R5 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory	2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201028
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '21 at 02:05
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 123 2-Core 239 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 575 64% 502 Pts	64-Core 702 44% 702 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 0888) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 98.7 Reflection 127 Parallax 97.9 80% 108 fps	Gravity 95.5 Splatting 108 91% 102 fps
Poor: 48% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme addlink M.2 PCIE 1TB 158 User benchmarks, average bench 214% 888GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1880 773 738 916 812 660 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 1,184 Write 1,796 Mixed 1,410 SusWrite 963 303% 1,338 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 61.6 205% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 907 DQ Write 764 DQ Mixed 826 621% 832 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 276%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 877GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 130 130 130 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 140 Write 128 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 129 77% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CRC 1x8GB 42,779 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	41.1% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 10.7 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 13.6 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 43%

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Desktop 78%

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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 $300	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 $45	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