Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics20.7% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0NJG54
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161212
Uptime6.2 Days
Run DateFeb 07 '19 at 21:08
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6300HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Memory 86.5
1-Core 101
2-Core 187
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 361
48% 362 Pts
64-Core 360
22% 360 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 965M
Dell(1028 0708) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8912
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
20.7% Poor
Lighting 25.2
Reflection 25.7
Parallax 21
20% 24 fps
MRender 27.1
Gravity 26.2
Splatting 24.3
21% 25.9 fps
Poor: 21%
This bench: 20.7%
Great: 25%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
322GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 84 82 84 86 89 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
53.1% Above average
Read 101
Write 96.4
Mixed 31.3
SusWrite 84.4
57% 78.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A5143EB0-CPB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
71.9% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 21.6
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 21.3
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R2 Builds (Compare 871 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 15 R2

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