Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.27% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemAlienware 15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0YRFN8
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170728
Uptime12 Days
Run DateAug 08 '18 at 22:35
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 59%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
62.8% Good
Memory 73.3
1-Core 53.6
2-Core 130
51% 85.7 Pts
4-Core 292
8-Core 356
42% 324 Pts
64-Core 337
21% 337 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0708) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.27% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 49.9
Parallax 7.25
5% 21.1 fps
MRender 10
Gravity 6.47
Splatting 14.3
9% 10.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.27%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 285 291 295 293 293 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 558
Write 284
Mixed 300
SusWrite 292
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 67.4
4K Mixed 29.3
109% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 966
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 399
355% 554 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 102%
Great: 147%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
929GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 114 112 116 113 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
66.2% Good
Read 117
Write 106
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 114
66% 91.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43BB1-CPB Hynix HMA82GS6MFR8N-TF 32GB
2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
61.4% Good
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 19.8
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 19.7
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 93.9
43% 93.9 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R2 Builds (Compare 876 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 15 R2

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