Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	75.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R5 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory	18.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190418
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '19 at 10:55
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing below expectations (20^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 2.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Memory 82.2 1-Core 68.4 2-Core 128 57% 93 Pts	4-Core 176 8-Core 238 26% 207 Pts	64-Core 351 22% 351 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile) 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 95% Dell(1028 088C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	3.49% Terrible	Lighting 3.97 Reflection 3.69 Parallax 3.78 3% 3.81 fps	MRender 5.52 Gravity 3.47 Splatting 5.43 4% 4.81 fps
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 3.49% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg50pnv1t02 NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB 918 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: AFDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 53 82 98 113 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 1,066 Write 37.7 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 80.9 66% 314 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 26.4 4K Mixed 22.7 74% 23.1 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 36 DQ Mixed 52 54% 91.7 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 246%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 34GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 104 104 104 98 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 112 Write 103 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 103 62% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB 20,439 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 25.8 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 18.4 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 90%

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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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Gaming 55%

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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