Alienware x17 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	19.4% 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	221% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago.

System	Alienware x17 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0FHD6K
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230728
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '23 at 22:36
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900HK 2,176 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 60.4 1-Core 131 2-Core 262 80% 151 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 881 85% 698 Pts	64-Core 1106 68% 1106 Pts
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 105%

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. 31.0.101.4502 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Lighting 23.1 Reflection 89.8 Parallax 27.3 19% 46.7 fps	MRender 22.9 Gravity 32.6 Splatting 21 20% 25.5 fps
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 21%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KXG80ZNV1T02 KIOXIA 1024GB 1,016 User benchmarks, average bench 319% 865GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11304102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1658 1721 1605 1330 1273 1436 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 1,398 Write 1818 Mixed 1,490 SusWrite 1,504 352% 1,552 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 50.9 166% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 716 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 550 392% 513 MB/s
Poor: 176% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 435%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M425R2GA3BB0-CQKOL 2x16GB 1,382 User benchmarks, average bench 133% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 41.4 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 34.7 SC Mixed 21.4 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 127 32% 127 ns
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 154%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	63	45	480	17.2"	1280 720	CMN1778

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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	550x
Core i7-12700HIntelBench 97%, 52,857 samples	543x
Core i9-12900HIntelBench 99%, 15,403 samples	244x

GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 16%, 72,765 samples	544x
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 135%, 1,567 samples	487x
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 123%, 4,475 samples	195x

SSD
PC SN810 WDC 1024GBNvmeBench 346%, 2,287 samples	249x
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	164x
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	145x

RAM
HMCG78MEBSA095N 2x16GBUnknownBench 129%, 3,160 samples	454x
HMCG78MEBSA092N 2x16GBUnknownBench 128%, 1,984 samples	161x
HMCG88MEBSA092N 2x31.5GBUnknownBench 139%, 709 samples	120x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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