Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	235% 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	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	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190223
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 20 '19 at 05:22
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-8950HK 14,729 User benchmarks, average bench 74% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 274 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 702 76% 601 Pts	64-Core 876 54% 876 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile) 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 95% Dell(1028 088C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 389.12 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 143 Parallax 123 108% 133 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 131 Splatting 108 96% 118 fps
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 506,702 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 0877) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6287 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.37% Terrible	Lighting 7.2 Reflection 11.9 Parallax 8.28 6% 9.13 fps	MRender 12.8 Gravity 7.37 Splatting 16.2 10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.37% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 327GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1338 507 499 515 500 486 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 2,059 Write 2,100 Mixed 1,159 SusWrite 641 333% 1,490 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 63.5 214% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 1,242 DQ Write 895 DQ Mixed 1,001 766% 1,046 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 393%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 321GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 407 407 406 410 407 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 416 Mixed 428 SusWrite 408 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 67.5 4K Mixed 43.8 143% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 322 243% 325 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 133%
Nvme KXG60ZNV256G NVM 256GB 754 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 196GB free Firmware: 10604103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 52 53 55 55 58 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	634% Outstanding	Read 6,755 Write 59 Mixed 117 SusWrite 53.9 363% 1,746 MB/s	4K Read 894 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 7.5 1,365% 302 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 634% Great: 239%
Seagate Slim BK 500GB 653 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 39GB free Firmware: 0938 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 63 63 63 63 63 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 45.4 Write 59.3 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 62.4 38% 51.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 86% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 61%
Seagate FA GOFlex Desk 2TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 677GB free, PID 50a0 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 88 89 93 90 92 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	30% Below average	Read 60.7 Write 67.6 Mixed 26 SusWrite 91.1 84% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 43%
Flash USB Disk 1TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 975GB free, PID 3234 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 17.3 Write 18.1 Mixed 17.9 SusWrite 20.3 26% 18.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 4.2 275% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 73%
Seagate Wireless 1TB 411 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 857GB free, PID a313 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 80 80 80 80 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 85.4 Write 54.8 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 79 88% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR4 2666 C18 2x16GB 6,948 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 27.8 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 28.2 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 90%

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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