Alienware 15 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics82.4% 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 Drive160% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 15 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R4
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181005
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 10 '18 at 00:49
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User HND-User
Background CPU 46%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
56.6% Above average
Memory 69.4
1-Core 68.5
2-Core 126
53% 87.9 Pts
4-Core 236
8-Core 404
39% 320 Pts
64-Core 485
30% 485 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0876) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 120
Parallax 102
83% 108 fps
MRender 95.2
Gravity 97.4
Splatting 101
80% 97.8 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
298GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 978 1208 573 571 577 577 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
160% Outstanding
Read 1606
Write 1,469
Mixed 1298
SusWrite 748
287% 1,280 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 54.5
4K Mixed 42.4
134% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 278
185% 214 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 160%
Great: 340%
Pc400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
461GB free
Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 702 1250 1248 1274 1268 1290 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
161% Outstanding
Read 1,188
Write 1,232
Mixed 748
SusWrite 1,172
244% 1,085 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 50.7
4K Mixed 31.7
108% 36.4 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 184
144% 195 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 161%
Great: 248%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
917GB free
Firmware: JB0OA490
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 131 134 132 134 133 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 131
Write 132
Mixed 29
SusWrite 132
76% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
65.7% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 21.3
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 17.8
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R4 Builds (Compare 252 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 33%
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System: Alienware 15 R4

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