Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	213% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware 17 R5 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory	23 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200708
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '21 at 07:08
Run Duration	684 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (53^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 263 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 786 78% 636 Pts	64-Core 916 57% 916 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 0888) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.35 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 99 Reflection 128 Parallax 96.3 81% 108 fps	Gravity 101 Splatting 107 92% 104 fps
Poor: 48% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 4,056 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 426GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA75D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 1298 1222 1176 1138 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 2,055 Write 1,242 Mixed 556 SusWrite 806 257% 1,165 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 76.3 4K Mixed 51.9 168% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 947 DQ Write 379 DQ Mixed 548 436% 625 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 331%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 179GB free Firmware: SDM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 89 93 98 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 48.6 Write 81.4 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 63 43% 58.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 110% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 95%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 158 169 169 167 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 125 Write 144 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 110 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.6 186% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 92%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$7 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 15GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 2.8 59 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 88.7 Write 41.5 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 15.8 58% 49.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2.2 147% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 2x16GB 3,590 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 26.9 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 27.5 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 89%

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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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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