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 as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive251% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201028
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 02 '21 at 08:50
Run Duration224 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 92.5
1-Core 126
2-Core 244
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 656
73% 576 Pts
64-Core 765
47% 765 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0888) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 64.4
Reflection 73.8
Parallax 65.1
52% 67.8 fps
Gravity 65.8
Splatting 66.1
58% 65.9 fps
Poor: 35% Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88
336GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1634 1185 950 963 977 956 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
251% Outstanding
Read 1,932
Write 1,450
Mixed 1,442
SusWrite 1,111
332% 1,483 MB/s
4K Read 62.2
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 68.8
230% 73.6 MB/s
DQ Read 999
DQ Write 535
DQ Mixed 710
543% 748 MB/s
Poor: 206%
This bench: 251%
Great: 442%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
465GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 444 446 460 461 298 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 449
Mixed 439
SusWrite 425
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 64.6
4K Mixed 40.6
139% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 328
247% 332 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 104%
Great: 129%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
246GB free
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 818 300 324 333 331 328 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
146% Outstanding
Read 1,004
Write 1,502
Mixed 1,145
SusWrite 406
229% 1,014 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 77.4
4K Mixed 35.5
145% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,097
DQ Write 562
DQ Mixed 757
582% 805 MB/s
Poor: 144%
This bench: 146%
Great: 295%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 33.8
MC Mixed 29.4
92% 32 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 37.7
SC Mixed 26.3
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 92%

 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 8 6 60 17.2" 1280 720 AUO139D
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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
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System: Alienware 17 R5

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