Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive176% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
SystemAlienware 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '18 at 22:27
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU9%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 89
1-Core 106
2-Core 224
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 377
8-Core 519
57% 448 Pts
64-Core 599
37% 599 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 116
Parallax 94.3
82% 104 fps
MRender 94.7
Gravity 94.9
Splatting 103
80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
176% Outstanding
Read 1,629
Write 747
Mixed 929
242% 1,102 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 26.5
173% 70.6 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 163
170% 278 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 176%
Great: 141%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 124
Write 129
Mixed 123
95% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.64
4K Mixed 0.19
76% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
76.7% Very good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 22.2
78% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 24.3
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R3 Builds (Compare 1,991 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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System: Alienware 15 R3

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