Alienware x17 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	20.5% 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 Drive	294% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago.

System	Alienware x17 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0FHD6K
Memory	18.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230728
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '23 at 15:47
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900HK 2,176 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 67.9 1-Core 131 2-Core 267 83% 155 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 994 90% 755 Pts	64-Core 1,702 105% 1,702 Pts
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Iris Xe Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0B28) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.4575 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Lighting 24.4 Reflection 28.8 Parallax 28.1 20% 27.1 fps	MRender 25.5 Gravity 33.8 Splatting 21.8 22% 27 fps
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 21%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KXG70PNV2T04 KIOXIA 2048GB 873 User benchmarks, average bench 303% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 10904107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1898 2117 1561 1462 1401 1434 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,315 Write 2,263 Mixed 1,796 SusWrite 1,645 451% 2,005 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 67.9 231% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 926 DQ Write 380 DQ Mixed 830 568% 712 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 432%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M425R2GA3BB0-CQKOL 2x16GB 2,526 User benchmarks, average bench 135% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 39.2 113% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 33.2 SC Mixed 23 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 154%

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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	48	120	17.2"	1280 720	AUOE59B

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Gaming 27%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 28%

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System: Alienware x17 R2

CPU
Core i9-12900HKIntelBench 100%, 2,176 samples	557x
Core i7-12700HIntelBench 97%, 52,857 samples	553x
Core i9-12900HIntelBench 99%, 15,403 samples	248x

GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 16%, 72,765 samples	550x
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 135%, 1,567 samples	497x
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 122%, 8,682 samples	199x

SSD
PC SN810 WDC 1024GBNvmeBench 346%, 2,287 samples	251x
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	168x
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	146x

RAM
HMCG78MEBSA095N 2x16GBUnknownBench 129%, 3,160 samples	461x
HMCG78MEBSA092N 2x16GBUnknownBench 128%, 1,984 samples	164x
HMCG88MEBSA092N 2x31.5GBUnknownBench 139%, 709 samples	123x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359