Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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. 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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics136% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive114% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180910
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 27 '19 at 14:47
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
65.8% Good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 82.6
2-Core 164
65% 110 Pts
4-Core 264
8-Core 422
42% 343 Pts
64-Core 411
26% 411 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
136% Outstanding
Lighting 165
Reflection 212
Parallax 237
135% 205 fps
MRender 257
Gravity 220
Splatting 145
163% 207 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 136%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 234 220 190 174 188 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 878
Write 625
Mixed 351
SusWrite 208
114% 516 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 42.9
138% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 689
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 364
309% 462 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 114%
Great: 141%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
704GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 135 136 137 136 139 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Read 113
Write 112
Mixed 22.3
SusWrite 137
69% 96.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.4% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 22
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 18
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 78%

 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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