Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 87.9%, 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	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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R5 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190418
Uptime	6.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 01:54
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 126 2-Core 244 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 764 73% 601 Pts	64-Core 720 45% 720 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 87.9% 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: 471.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 64.1 Reflection 74.3 Parallax 65.2 52% 67.9 fps	Gravity 65 Splatting 66.2 58% 65.6 fps
Poor: 35% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$80 8,191 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 283GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1366 1318 1333 689 523 542 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 1,610 Write 1084 Mixed 1,142 SusWrite 962 268% 1,200 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 59.2 200% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 752 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 325 280% 429 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 308%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 456GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 88 77 67 74 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 62.8 Write 91.6 Mixed 52 SusWrite 77.9 52% 71.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB 5,229 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 21.6 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 23.3 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 43: 6R 4G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
43%	12%	93	284	202	60	17.2"	1920 1080	AUO139D

History: Score 32: 4R 4G 0B | Score 43: 6R 4G 1B

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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