Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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.
Graphics	76.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	98.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Alienware 17 R5 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190418
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '24 at 00:04
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 above expectations (64^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Memory 81.4 1-Core 112 2-Core 214 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 647 63% 516 Pts	64-Core 719 44% 719 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 088C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.98 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.1% Very good	Lighting 92.7 Reflection 119 Parallax 95.3 76% 102 fps	MRender 90.2 Gravity 98.3 Splatting 93.6 77% 94 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 6.7 4.6 4.1 17 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 1,824 Write 38.7 Mixed 39.1 SusWrite 10.6 100% 478 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 23.5 81% 20.8 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 193%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 158GB free Firmware: SDM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 163 161 162 163 161 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 97.7 Write 99.6 Mixed 62 SusWrite 161 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KMKYF9-MIH 2x8GB 439 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.4% Good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 21 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 17.1 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 82.8 48% 82.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 78%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 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	66	57	120	17.2"	1280 720	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	465x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	100x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	317x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	127x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	99x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	78x
NVMe Samsung 256GBPm981Bench 192%, 5,350 samples	36x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc400Bench 186%, 2,374 samples	22x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	170x
16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 7,078 samples	27x
HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GBKingstonBench 85%, 10,266 samples	26x

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Value: 37% - Below average

Total price: $33

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16