Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics84% 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 Drive191% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 01 '18 at 20:57
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 92
1-Core 122
2-Core 246
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 590
60% 487 Pts
64-Core 760
47% 760 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 81.4%
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: 389.12
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
84% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 118
Parallax 96.2
86% 107 fps
MRender 95.4
Gravity 99.1
Splatting 96.7
80% 97.1 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 84%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
352GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXA75D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 796 715 502 398 380 377 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
191% Outstanding
Read 1,760
Write 1,070
Mixed 531
SusWrite 528
215% 972 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 75.9
4K Mixed 46.5
153% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 867
DQ Write 954
DQ Mixed 882
672% 901 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 191%
Great: 306%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
831GB free
Firmware: JB0OA490
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 136 136 137 137 136 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
77% Very good
Read 132
Write 122
Mixed 30
SusWrite 136
76% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 77%
Great: 75%
USB2.0 FlashDisk 1GB
1GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.7 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
2.26% Terrible
Read 5.7
Write 1.8
Mixed 2
SusWrite 2.7
4% 3.05 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
13% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.26%
Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
87.6% Excellent
MC Read 32.6
MC Write 34.2
MC Mixed 26.7
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 35.2
SC Mixed 26.5
76% 26.6 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 55%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
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System: Alienware 17 R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $33
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