Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive143% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210908
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 02 '21 at 20:19
Run Duration224 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 87.8
1-Core 117
2-Core 238
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 643
65% 528 Pts
64-Core 735
46% 735 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0877) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.23
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 94.2
Reflection 123
Parallax 95.1
77% 104 fps
Gravity 93.6
Splatting 104
88% 99 fps
Poor: 48% Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40002E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 583 422 377 377 327 306 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
143% Outstanding
Read 976
Write 545
Mixed 516
SusWrite 398
135% 609 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 87.8
4K Mixed 49.5
167% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 712
DQ Write 538
DQ Mixed 486
401% 579 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 143%
Great: 248%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168
1.5TB free
Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2082 2077 1987 2025 1767 1424 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
293% Outstanding
Read 1,772
Write 2,022
Mixed 1,587
SusWrite 1,894
411% 1,819 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 70.9
222% 74.2 MB/s
DQ Read 903
DQ Write 734
DQ Mixed 821
614% 820 MB/s
Poor: 283%
This bench: 293%
Great: 526%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
850GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 75 74 76 75 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
56.4% Above average
Read 121
Write 71.8
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 75.2
53% 72.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
88.9% Excellent
MC Read 33.3
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 27.7
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 36.9
SC Mixed 27.2
78% 27.3 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 90%

 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

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