Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics124% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive233% 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemAlienware 15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0X70NC
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180717
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 03 '18 at 14:40
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User KWT-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 114
2-Core 219
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 627
61% 500 Pts
64-Core 551
34% 551 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 186
Parallax 186
139% 181 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 173
Splatting 123
112% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249
268GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 801 778 709 699 683 668 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 2,415
Write 1,206
Mixed 938
SusWrite 723
291% 1,320 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 66.9
231% 85.1 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 772
DQ Mixed 72
169% 330 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 233%
Great: 363%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
260GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 463 462 480 479 480 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 471
Mixed 388
SusWrite 459
102% 455 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 72.9
4K Mixed 40.1
135% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 306
233% 312 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 104%
Great: 124%
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
189GB free
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 291 292 292 292 291 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 914
Write 297
Mixed 362
SusWrite 291
102% 466 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 38.9
183% 72 MB/s
DQ Read 960
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 39.5
184% 434 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 137%
Great: 147%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4SFD824A.C16FBD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
77.6% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 24.2
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 33.3
SC Mixed 25.2
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R2 Builds (Compare 875 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
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Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
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System: Alienware 15 R2

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