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 above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive258% 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
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 01 '19 at 18:07
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 86.9
1-Core 125
2-Core 240
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 601
64% 510 Pts
64-Core 752
47% 752 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 86%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1507 2006 1977 1926 1843 1550 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
258% Outstanding
Read 1,074
Write 1,746
Mixed 953
SusWrite 1,802
317% 1,394 MB/s
4K Read 47.9
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 62.9
208% 71.5 MB/s
DQ Read 960
DQ Write 840
DQ Mixed 884
667% 895 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 258%
Great: 393%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
593GB free
Firmware: JB0OA490
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 122 126 126 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Read 124
Write 130
Mixed 24.6
SusWrite 125
73% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 9905630-058.A00G 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
89.5% Excellent
MC Read 33.1
MC Write 35
MC Mixed 27.6
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 37
SC Mixed 27.6
80% 28.2 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 89.5%
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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