Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics75.4% 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 Drive193% 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
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime8.2 Days
Run DateDec 30 '18 at 05:02
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 89.5
1-Core 112
2-Core 220
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 521
60% 465 Pts
64-Core 539
33% 539 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.4% Very good
Lighting 91.8
Reflection 114
Parallax 94.8
75% 100 fps
MRender 94.2
Gravity 87.6
Splatting 97.3
77% 93 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme CX2-8B256-Q11 NV 256GB
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 48811QD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 689 568 569 559 541 521 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
193% Outstanding
Read 1,446
Write 763
Mixed 647
SusWrite 575
190% 858 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 61.5
213% 77 MB/s
DQ Read 861
DQ Write 658
DQ Mixed 615
499% 711 MB/s
Poor: 113%
This bench: 193%
Great: 206%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
218GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 107 110 109 109 108 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 101
Write 98.7
Mixed 22.5
SusWrite 109
60% 82.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CRC 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
80% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 25.7
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 22.6
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80%
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 1,995 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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