Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics78% 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 Drive87.5% 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 (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180423
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '19 at 19:06
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
64.2% Good
Memory 77.6
1-Core 73.8
2-Core 144
59% 98.3 Pts
4-Core 275
8-Core 456
45% 365 Pts
64-Core 414
26% 414 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0772) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9125
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
78% Very good
Lighting 97
Reflection 112
Parallax 88
79% 98.9 fps
MRender 91.7
Gravity 88.8
Splatting 96.8
76% 92.4 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 78%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 249 268 248 225 293 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Read 746
Write 666
Mixed 104
SusWrite 264
99% 445 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 11.1
4K Mixed 28.6
47% 14.2 MB/s
DQ Read 646
DQ Write 471
DQ Mixed 353
319% 490 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 170%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
672GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 98 100 100 100 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 127
Write 119
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 99
67% 93.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3B1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
65.3% Good
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 22.5
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 13.7
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 85.1
47% 85.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 65.3%
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 1,991 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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