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 way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive164% 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.
SystemAlienware 17 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateDec 10 '20 at 01:30
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 138
2-Core 250
91% 160 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 528
61% 477 Pts
64-Core 773
48% 773 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 088C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.87
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 121
Reflection 133
Parallax 122
99% 126 fps
Gravity 127
Splatting 112
105% 119 fps
Poor: 66% Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ca3-8d256-q11 NVMe LITEON 256GB
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C48110C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 246 239 250 235 239 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
164% Outstanding
Read 1,523
Write 448
Mixed 491
SusWrite 261
148% 680 MB/s
4K Read 50.3
4K Write 72.6
4K Mixed 61.3
193% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 738
DQ Write 459
DQ Mixed 358
332% 518 MB/s
Poor: 98%
This bench: 164%
Great: 200%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB
918GB free
Firmware: SDM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 173 168 174 176 177 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 81.3
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 173
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
88.4% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 34.4
MC Mixed 26.5
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 37.7
SC Mixed 28
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 62.4
64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 55%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 48%
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System: Alienware 17 R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $33
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