Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.07% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemAlienware 15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R2
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160707
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJul 19 '18 at 09:36
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 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 i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 101
2-Core 194
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 338
8-Core 553
54% 446 Pts
64-Core 488
30% 488 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0708) 1GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.07% Terrible
Lighting 6.33
Reflection 9.19
Parallax 6.38
5% 7.3 fps
MRender 8.57
Gravity 5.87
Splatting 12.9
8% 9.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.07%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNK128GVN8 M.2 2280 128GB
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: K8DA4101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 50 47 47 46 48 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 71%
Seagate ST1000LM044 HN-M101SAD 1TB
214GB free
Firmware: 2BD10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 80 79 82 75 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
47.8% Average
Read 86.7
Write 72.7
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 78.8
54% 73 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.7
177% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.6% Good
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 18.6
63% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 15.8
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 77.5
52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R2 Builds (Compare 874 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 15 R2

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