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 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.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive175% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 24 '21 at 21:41
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 125
2-Core 246
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 691
70% 566 Pts
64-Core 773
48% 773 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 87.1%
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: 471.41
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 98.7
Reflection 126
Parallax 97.1
80% 107 fps
Gravity 99
Splatting 107
92% 103 fps
Poor: 48% Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ssdpekkf256g8 NVMe INTEL 256GB
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D05N Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 265 271 267 251 206 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
175% Outstanding
Read 1,445
Write 1,031
Mixed 942
SusWrite 287
206% 926 MB/s
4K Read 50.3
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 65.9
212% 71.4 MB/s
DQ Read 837
DQ Write 638
DQ Mixed 636
503% 704 MB/s
Poor: 108%
This bench: 175%
Great: 236%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
292GB free
Firmware: JB0OA490
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 123 122 122 118 123 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
70.1% Very good
Read 123
Write 113
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 121
69% 95.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
83.4% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 23
83% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 35.7
SC Mixed 26
77% 27 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 84%

 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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