Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics23.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive218% 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 (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 08 '19 at 02:19
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 62%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
68.3% Good
Memory 84.8
1-Core 104
2-Core 126
66% 105 Pts
4-Core 280
8-Core 457
45% 368 Pts
64-Core 723
45% 723 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 088C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.27
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
23.6% Poor
Lighting 10
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 64.3
8% 28.6 fps
MRender 64.6
Gravity 57.4
Splatting 72.2
54% 64.7 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 23.6%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
424GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1424 982 801 813 815 816 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,940
Write 1,831
Mixed 1,382
SusWrite 942
341% 1,523 MB/s
4K Read 48.9
4K Write 90.6
4K Mixed 61.1
200% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 46.8
DQ Write 889
DQ Mixed 956
595% 631 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 218%
Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
925GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 421 430 442 442 444 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 437
Write 388
Mixed 408
SusWrite 432
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 54.2
4K Mixed 34
110% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 35.3
78% 135 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR4 2666 C18 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
84.4% Excellent
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 34.7
MC Mixed 27.2
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 21.5
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 72
56% 72 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R5 Builds (Compare 560 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht

System: Alienware 17 R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $33
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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