Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics73.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive161% 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory19.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, , 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, , ,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180522
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 15 '18 at 13:50
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-8950HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 94.1
1-Core 145
2-Core 227
90% 156 Pts
4-Core 377
8-Core 617
61% 497 Pts
64-Core 639
40% 639 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 82%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0877) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.7% Very good
Lighting 113
Reflection 22.9
Parallax 18.7
92% 51.5 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 19.9
Splatting 26
38% 50.7 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
264GB free
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 1,506
Write 361
Mixed 624
180% 830 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 81.4
4K Mixed 33.6
136% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 127
130% 212 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 135%
Great: 172%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$50
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
161% Outstanding
Read 2,210
Write 406
Mixed 512
224% 1,043 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 74.6
4K Mixed 33.2
124% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 239
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 96.5
106% 179 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 161%
Great: 193%
Corsair Voyager GTX 128GB
109GB free
Firmware: 0
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
34.2% Below average
Read 428
Write 30.2
Mixed 168
45% 208 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 29.7
4K Mixed 5.58
50% 17.6 MB/s
DQ Read 23.2
DQ Write 33.7
DQ Mixed 6.05
11% 21 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 57%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
1TB free
Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
47.5% Average
Read 93.8
Write 71.4
Mixed 60.9
56% 75.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 2.19
4K Mixed 0.31
105% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
83.8% Excellent
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 26.2
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 34.1
SC Mixed 27.2
76% 26.6 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 17 R5 Builds (Compare 572 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht

System: Alienware 17 R5

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