Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics79.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory13.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181005
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateAug 10 '19 at 21:38
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
72.8% Very good
Memory 65.7
1-Core 124
2-Core 240
77% 143 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 580
65% 508 Pts
64-Core 770
48% 770 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0888) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
79.8% Very good
Lighting 98.8
Reflection 119
Parallax 91.4
80% 103 fps
MRender 91.8
Gravity 95
Splatting 99
78% 95.2 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg50znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB
805GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 878 1143 1113 1096 1237 1242 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 1,367
Write 1,248
Mixed 979
SusWrite 1,118
265% 1,178 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 57
187% 63.6 MB/s
DQ Read 681
DQ Write 654
DQ Mixed 271
312% 535 MB/s
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
238GB free
Firmware: AADA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 745 321 586 1021 348 327 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
181% Outstanding
Read 1,571
Write 888
Mixed 1,045
SusWrite 558
226% 1,015 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 80.5
4K Mixed 50
163% 55.8 MB/s
DQ Read 754
DQ Write 753
DQ Mixed 635
510% 714 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 181%
Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
597GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 121 126 123 124 125 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 122
Write 123
Mixed 29
SusWrite 124
72% 99.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT16G4SFD8266.M16FE 80AD000080AD HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 24GB
2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61.1% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 20.2
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 24.9
SC Mixed 20.7
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 78%

 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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