Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics25.8% 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 Drive182% 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 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0GY3V1
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161112
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJan 08 '17 at 15:33
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 88.6
2-Core 183
69% 119 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 563
56% 459 Pts
64-Core 565
35% 565 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0772) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.6945
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
25.8% Poor
Lighting 10
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 69.8
8% 30.5 fps
MRender 67.1
Gravity 67.6
Splatting 81.6
60% 72.1 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 25.8%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
426GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Read 484
Write 385
Mixed 415
95% 428 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 33.2
4K Mixed 15.9
80% 25.6 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 15.4
84% 194 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 134%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY73D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
182% Outstanding
Read 2,181
Write 1,146
Mixed 1,416
349% 1,581 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 31.9
4K Mixed 18.5
75% 24.4 MB/s
DQ Read 36.6
DQ Write 47.4
DQ Mixed 19.1
21% 34.4 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 182%
Great: 259%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3B1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
76.1% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 24.3
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 22.7
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R3 Builds (Compare 1,992 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

System: Alienware 15 R3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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