Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics138% 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 Drive202% 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
SystemAlienware 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180910
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateNov 08 '18 at 08:31
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 116
2-Core 234
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 620
65% 522 Pts
64-Core 654
40% 654 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3550 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
138% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 209
Parallax 213
150% 202 fps
MRender 231
Gravity 185
Splatting 133
144% 183 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 138%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46
354GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 438 432 437 433 428 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 1,743
Write 1,083
Mixed 1,276
SusWrite 437
252% 1,135 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 65.4
219% 78.3 MB/s
DQ Read 880
DQ Write 817
DQ Mixed 771
600% 822 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 202%
Great: 216%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
677GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 131 130 132 131 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Read 140
Write 132
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 130
78% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CRC 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
81.4% Excellent
MC Read 29
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 25.7
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 25.2
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 82%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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System: Alienware 15 R3

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