Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics79.8% 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 Drive153% 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.
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.
SystemAlienware 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 02 '18 at 00:26
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
69% Good
Memory 88.4
1-Core 95.8
2-Core 168
70% 117 Pts
4-Core 269
8-Core 453
44% 361 Pts
64-Core 590
36% 590 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
79.8% Very good
Lighting 99.1
Reflection 115
Parallax 92.2
81% 102 fps
MRender 91.9
Gravity 93.1
Splatting 98.5
78% 94.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
153% Outstanding
Read 1,975
Write 443
Mixed 781
231% 1,067 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 31.2
138% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 30.7
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 92.1
77% 105 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 153%
Great: 216%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
293GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
54.2% Above average
Read 97.7
Write 91.2
Mixed 94.8
71% 94.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.17
73% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
ED9D3616 BLS16G4S26BFSD.16FD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
79.4% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 25.8
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 28.9
SC Mixed 21.4
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 83%

 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%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

System: Alienware 15 R3

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HDDRAMUSB
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