Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
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 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics20.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive46.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180910
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateNov 23 '18 at 06:59
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 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 i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 91.3
2-Core 167
68% 114 Pts
4-Core 306
8-Core 528
50% 417 Pts
64-Core 526
33% 526 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0772) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8912
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
20.4% Poor
Lighting 5.67
Reflection 68.1
Parallax 56.4
5% 43.4 fps
MRender 67.4
Gravity 56.9
Splatting 62.7
51% 62.4 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 20.4%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNK128GVN8 M.2 2280 128GB
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: K8DC4101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 111 109 110 67 64 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
46.4% Average
Read 288
Write 126
Mixed 150
SusWrite 93.4
36% 164 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 46.7
4K Mixed 14.9
66% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 150
126% 189 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 71%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
280GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 107 106 109 107 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 116
Write 112
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 107
65% 89.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 9905624-033.A00G 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.4% Below average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 12.7
MC Mixed 10.4
36% 12.7 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 11.2
28% 9.7 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R3 Builds (Compare 1,996 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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