Alienware 15 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 15 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R4
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 07 '18 at 19:37
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-8950HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 83.9
1-Core 120
2-Core 249
83% 151 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 620
68% 539 Pts
64-Core 775
48% 775 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 088B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1708 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.89
Performing below potential (77th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.5% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 124
Parallax 99.6
83% 108 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 105
Splatting 93.9
82% 101 fps
Poor: 61%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
410GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 659 639 190 238 202 688 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 1,376
Write 1,211
Mixed 339
SusWrite 436
186% 841 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 10.4
4K Mixed 6.9
19% 6.8 MB/s
DQ Read 437
DQ Write 516
DQ Mixed 470
356% 474 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 109%
Great: 248%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 73 62 68 112 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 124
Write 121
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 92.9
65% 90.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.4
96% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.5% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 22
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 17.2
52% 18 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R4 Builds (Compare 251 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

System: Alienware 15 R4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $33
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