Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	54.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	186% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R5 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '19 at 21:21
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8750H 442,631 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Memory 23.3 1-Core 109 2-Core 216 57% 116 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 485 60% 460 Pts	64-Core 626 39% 626 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile) 177,775 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Dell(1028 0888) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.72 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Lighting 65.8 Reflection 73.6 Parallax 61.1 54% 66.8 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 63.1 Splatting 69.4 56% 67.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB 5,350 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXD71D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 282 281 275 279 278 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	186% Outstanding	Read 1,981 Write 1,123 Mixed 1,090 SusWrite 284 247% 1,120 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 59.3 193% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 690 DQ Write 634 DQ Mixed 652 492% 659 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 255%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 467GB free Firmware: SDM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 73 40 67 47 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 99.5 Write 153 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 62.9 72% 97 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GB 41,676 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	25.2% Poor	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 9.3 MC Mixed 9.1 28% 9.77 GB/s	SC Read 4.7 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 3.8 13% 4.6 GB/s	Latency 297 14% 297 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 42%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 48%

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System: Alienware 17 R5

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	462x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	98x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	314x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	126x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	98x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	76x
NVMe Samsung 256GBPm981Bench 192%, 5,350 samples	35x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc400Bench 186%, 2,374 samples	22x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	170x
HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GBKingstonBench 85%, 10,266 samples	26x
16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 7,078 samples	26x

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Value: 37% - Below average

Total price: $33

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16