Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	73.1% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	Alienware 17 R5 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200708
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '22 at 15:16
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 222 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 368 8-Core 563 58% 465 Pts	64-Core 731 45% 731 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile) 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 95% Dell(1028 0877) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 129 Reflection 142 Parallax 131 106% 134 fps	Gravity 132 Splatting 118 110% 125 fps
Poor: 66% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.9 2.7 3.9 3.9 2.9 2.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 1,444 Write 28.6 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 3 79% 378 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.4 57% 13.3 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 193%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 310GB free Firmware: SDM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 151 154 158 155 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 59.9 Write 108 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 154 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 2x16GB 7,078 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 25.3 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 21.3 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 89%

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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 $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