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 (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	181% 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.

System	Alienware 17 R5 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191021
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '21 at 14:15
Run Duration	450 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-8950HK 14,729 User benchmarks, average bench 74% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 92 1-Core 143 2-Core 275 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 652 68% 549 Pts	64-Core 799 50% 799 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile) 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 95% Dell(1028 088C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 122 Reflection 131 Parallax 124 99% 125 fps	Gravity 127 Splatting 112 105% 120 fps
Poor: 66% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC400 SK hy 512GB 309 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 760 641 563 597 563 571 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1,370 Write 763 Mixed 737 SusWrite 616 194% 872 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 52 173% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 960 DQ Write 596 DQ Mixed 606 498% 721 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 252%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 97GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,153 Write 2,079 Mixed 1,536 428% 1,923 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 70.5 230% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,068 DQ Write 891 DQ Mixed 978 733% 979 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 516GB free Firmware: JB0OA490 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 116 116 117 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 115 Write 122 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 115 68% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.9% 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 way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	88.5% Excellent	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 26.9 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 28.1 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.5% 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 81: 10R 7G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
81%	66%	41	260	175	120	17.2"	1707 960	AUO1496

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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 $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