Alienware x17 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	19.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	189% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 88% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Alienware x17 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0FYTGC
Memory	52.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220714
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '22 at 22:44
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700H 52,857 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	68.9% Good	Memory 58.5 1-Core 109 2-Core 220 69% 129 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 784 72% 604 Pts	64-Core 1,348 83% 1,348 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Iris Xe Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0B28) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1298 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Lighting 23.1 Reflection 26.1 Parallax 25.2 19% 24.8 fps	MRender 23.9 Gravity 35.1 Splatting 20.3 21% 26.4 fps
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 1024GB 5,261 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 771GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36308229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1412 1313 1170 1232 1075 1108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	189% Outstanding	Read 1,118 Write 912 Mixed 1,016 SusWrite 1,218 240% 1,066 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 42 152% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 727 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 640 442% 559 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 444%
Nvme Sabrent Rocket Q 7.5TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 302% 7TB free Firmware: RKT30Q.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1380 1277 1129 1197 1024 1066 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 721 Write 717 Mixed 747 SusWrite 1,178 190% 841 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 41.4 152% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 766 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 591 428% 565 MB/s
Poor: 172% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 356%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT32G48C40S5.M16A1 2x31.5GB 1,781 User benchmarks, average bench 143% 2 of 2 slots used 63GB SODIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	136% Outstanding	MC Read 56.9 MC Write 56.4 MC Mixed 51.7 157% 55 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 21.5 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 132 30% 132 ns
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 163%

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

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 28%

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System: Alienware x17 R2

CPU
Core i9-12900HKIntelBench 100%, 2,176 samples	555x
Core i7-12700HIntelBench 97%, 52,857 samples	549x
Core i9-12900HIntelBench 99%, 15,403 samples	245x

GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 16%, 72,765 samples	547x
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 135%, 1,567 samples	494x
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 123%, 4,475 samples	196x

SSD
PC SN810 WDC 1024GBNvmeBench 346%, 2,287 samples	249x
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	166x
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	145x

RAM
HMCG78MEBSA095N 2x16GBUnknownBench 129%, 3,160 samples	457x
HMCG78MEBSA092N 2x16GBUnknownBench 128%, 1,984 samples	163x
HMCG88MEBSA092N 2x31.5GBUnknownBench 139%, 709 samples	122x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16