Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive156% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory18.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171211
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 15 '18 at 07:04
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 89
1-Core 115
2-Core 225
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 647
62% 513 Pts
64-Core 573
35% 573 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
399GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 577 574 571 290 212 293 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
156% Outstanding
Read 1,089
Write 586
Mixed 484
SusWrite 420
143% 645 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 42.7
180% 69.2 MB/s
DQ Read 893
DQ Write 594
DQ Mixed 596
484% 694 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 156%
Great: 172%
WD WD20SPZX-11CRAT0 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 83 89 89 86 88 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
58.1% Above average
Read 114
Write 85.8
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 86.8
66% 89.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.3
148% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 009C2B16 HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 24GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 16384 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
76.1% Very good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 22.7
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 22.3
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 76%

 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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