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 below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive190% 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
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220314
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 26 '22 at 21:57
Run Duration219 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-8950HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 117
2-Core 237
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 551
58% 466 Pts
64-Core 684
42% 684 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 088C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 113
Reflection 124
Parallax 114
92% 117 fps
Gravity 116
Splatting 103
96% 109 fps
Poor: 66% Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
527GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 907 134 137 144 143 154 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
190% Outstanding
Read 1,748
Write 1,948
Mixed 1329
SusWrite 270
296% 1,324 MB/s
4K Read 52
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 68.8
223% 75.6 MB/s
DQ Read 922
DQ Write 622
DQ Mixed 747
564% 764 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 190%
Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
427GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 227 197 191 187 182 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Read 482
Write 433
Mixed 428
SusWrite 236
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 67.5
4K Mixed 43.7
142% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 321
241% 323 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 280%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR4 2666 C18 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 26.4
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 36.1
SC Mixed 26.1
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 77.4
52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware 17 R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $33
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