Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.39% 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 Drive76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171211
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '18 at 07:04
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
63.2% Good
Memory 69
1-Core 71.8
2-Core 153
57% 97.9 Pts
4-Core 309
8-Core 498
50% 404 Pts
64-Core 504
31% 504 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0772) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.39% Terrible
Lighting 6.77
Reflection 69.2
Parallax 6.56
6% 27.5 fps
MRender 8.52
Gravity 5.8
Splatting 13.7
8% 9.35 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.39%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SDLFNCAR-960G-1HA1 960GB
864GB free (System drive)
Firmware: TMSSRC93 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 420
Write 406
Mixed 419
93% 415 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 12.5
105% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 28.3
DQ Write 181
DQ Mixed 11.6
36% 73.7 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.9% Good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 21.4
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 17.3
46% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 104
39% 104 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 65.9%
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 1,992 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

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