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 (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive252% 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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 05 '23 at 18:15
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 above expectations (64th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 114
2-Core 188
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 503
57% 448 Pts
64-Core 649
40% 649 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 76.4%
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: 527.56
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 60.6
Reflection 73.3
Parallax 64.6
49% 66.2 fps
Gravity 64.9
Splatting 66
58% 65.4 fps
Poor: 35% Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75
795GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1555 1610 1606 1687 1644 1669 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
252% Outstanding
Read 1,890
Write 1,861
Mixed 1,773
SusWrite 1,628
403% 1,788 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 66.4
4K Mixed 52.7
170% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 738
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 605
430% 558 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 252%
Great: 410%
JAJS600M4TB 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: VD0R4111
SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 378 376 390 384 386 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 04EF TEAMGROUP-SD4-3200 32GB
2667, 2667 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
78.5% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 32.5
MC Mixed 26.1
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 15.4
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 77.4
52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 78.5%
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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