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 (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	94.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 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.

System	Alienware 17 R5 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190418
Uptime	6.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '21 at 09:41
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th 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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 123 2-Core 222 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 615 65% 518 Pts	64-Core 738 46% 738 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile) 177,775 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Dell(1028 0888) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 64.1 Reflection 73.7 Parallax 64.6 52% 67.5 fps	Gravity 64.7 Splatting 64.7 57% 64.7 fps
Poor: 35% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 299 273 215 173 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 575 Write 232 Mixed 304 SusWrite 237 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 30.9 135% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 416 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 469 325% 406 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 673GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 124 126 124 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 104 Write 76.5 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 124 62% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 114% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 75%
WD My Passport 2626 1TB 5,856 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 442GB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 97 93 94 94 93 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 78.7 Write 86.5 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 93.8 110% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.3 158% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CTD 2x8GB 4,611 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 23.1 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 36.2 SC Mixed 26.9 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 84%

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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 $178	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