Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	154% 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.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R5 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200708
Uptime	7.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '21 at 21:21
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing below expectations (32^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 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 74.9 1-Core 44.5 2-Core 155 53% 91.4 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 494 52% 418 Pts	64-Core 740 46% 740 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 088C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 53.5 Reflection 56.8 Parallax 46.5 44% 52.3 fps	Gravity 52.3 Splatting 70.8 56% 61.6 fps
Poor: 48% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC400 SK hy 512GB 309 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 326GB free (System drive) Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 883 743 710 912 966 966 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 1,101 Write 1,202 Mixed 787 SusWrite 863 222% 988 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 54.6 4K Mixed 36.1 111% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 592 DQ Write 413 DQ Mixed 500 374% 501 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 252%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 394GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 105 97 105 104 104 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 106 Write 99 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 102 60% 82.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 111% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB 20,439 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.7% Very good	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 26.5 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 15.2 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 90.5 44% 90.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	120	17.2"	1280 720	AUO1496

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Gaming 55%

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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 $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