Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics72.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180910
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '19 at 12:52
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 79.6
1-Core 80.7
2-Core 166
64% 109 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 462
49% 393 Pts
64-Core 535
33% 535 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 69%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0772) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.25
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.6% Very good
Lighting 86.6
Reflection 101
Parallax 53.2
70% 80.1 fps
MRender 90.2
Gravity 92.2
Splatting 96.7
77% 93 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 82%
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0772) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
5.89% Terrible
Lighting 5.97
Reflection 10
Parallax 6.12
5% 7.38 fps
MRender 7.95
Gravity 6.07
Splatting 13.3
8% 9.12 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.89%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,499
Write 1,288
Mixed 814
266% 1,200 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 67
218% 75.7 MB/s
DQ Read 945
DQ Write 786
DQ Mixed 860
646% 864 MB/s
Poor: 126% Great: 259%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
532GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 110 109 113 115 115 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
64.6% Good
Read 112
Write 116
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 113
66% 91.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 75%
WD Elements 1TB
95GB free, PID 1048
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 40 40 41 40 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
20.3% Poor
Read 37
Write 36.5
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 39.9
48% 35.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 20.3%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.3% Good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 17.9
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 27.8
SC Mixed 21.9
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 81.3
49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 62.3%
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 1,992 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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