Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics43.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive147% 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0PRRP7
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170728
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 30 '17 at 23:02
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
38.9% Below average
Memory 53.8
1-Core 33.3
2-Core 103
37% 63.4 Pts
4-Core 130
8-Core 301
25% 216 Pts
64-Core 463
29% 463 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 38.9%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0708) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8205
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
43.1% Average
Lighting 54.5
Reflection 50.6
Parallax 43.9
44% 49.7 fps
MRender 55.8
Gravity 47.3
Splatting 46.3
40% 49.8 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 43.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
370GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Read 499
Write 457
Mixed 490
108% 482 MB/s
4K Read 11
4K Write 30.4
4K Mixed 22.7
62% 21.4 MB/s
DQ Read 181
DQ Write 169
DQ Mixed 14.3
55% 122 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 124%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
276GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
147% Outstanding
Read 1,253
Write 1,110
Mixed 1,246
269% 1,203 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 46
4K Mixed 23.3
88% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 37.7
DQ Write 79.9
DQ Mixed 23.7
28% 47.1 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 147%
Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3A1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
66.4% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 25.7
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 14.4
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 147
27% 147 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 10%
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Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
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System: Alienware 15 R2

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