Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
Processor	With 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 56.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	50% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	156% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware 15 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory	5.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170609
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '19 at 04:20
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	52%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	56.2% Above average	Memory 79.5 1-Core 83.8 2-Core 123 59% 95.4 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 221 27% 205 Pts	64-Core 298 18% 298 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile) 177,775 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Dell(1028 0774) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1891 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	50% Average	Lighting 62.1 Reflection 66.7 Parallax 54.8 51% 61.2 fps	MRender 63.6 Gravity 53.4 Splatting 61 49% 59.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 7,214 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB73D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 293 298 287 188 185 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	156% Outstanding	Read 1,609 Write 1,130 Mixed 620 SusWrite 286 201% 911 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 50.6 152% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 737 DQ Write 425 DQ Mixed 585 434% 583 MB/s
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 243%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 69GB free Firmware: P1021A SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 217 157 310 351 374 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 463 Write 35 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 269 44% 203 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 12.9 4K Mixed 32.7 91% 24.6 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 256 206% 288 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GB 2,972 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 18.3 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 13.6 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 78%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 49%

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Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

System: Alienware 15 R3

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,108x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	368x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	242x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	950x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	622x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	175x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	121x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	106x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	76x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	547x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	110x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 2,972 samples	100x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16