Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 28%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 27.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220509
Uptime21.3 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '23 at 03:38
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
27.2% Poor
Memory 40.4
1-Core 22
2-Core 45.4
24% 35.9 Pts
4-Core 76.8
8-Core 122
12% 99.4 Pts
64-Core 104
6% 104 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 27.2%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0877) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.71% Terrible
Lighting 1.9
Reflection 73.4
Parallax 2.2
2% 25.8 fps
MRender 2.8
Gravity 1.8
Splatting 2.7
2% 2.43 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 1.71%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
615GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 772 841 792 825 830 806 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 922
Write 932
Mixed 824
SusWrite 811
197% 872 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 14.7
4K Mixed 15.3
53% 15.6 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 72.7
DQ Mixed 91.4
71% 97.8 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 107%
Great: 410%
Toshiba Notebook SSHD 2.5" 1TB
914GB free
Firmware: HEF01D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 106 106 106 104 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
60.5% Good
Read 106
Write 95.2
Mixed 35.4
SusWrite 105
62% 85.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 64%
TOSHIBA EXTERNAL_USB 2TB
872GB free, PID a306
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 122 123 127 127 119 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
35% Below average
Read 52.1
Write 25.7
Mixed 17.9
SusWrite 124
76% 54.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.2
13% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 35%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Relative performance (0th percentile)
15.4% Very poor
MC Read 6.6
MC Write 3.5
MC Mixed 5.8
15% 5.3 GB/s
SC Read 2.9
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 3.8
12% 4.03 GB/s
Latency 200
20% 200 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 15.4%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware 17 R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 28% - Poor Total price: $50
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