Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.3% 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 Drive168% 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemAlienware 15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0X70NC
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 06 '19 at 17:57
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (98th 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 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 91.8
1-Core 127
2-Core 253
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 703
71% 575 Pts
64-Core 710
44% 710 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
EVGA(3842 2282) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.91
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.3% Poor
Lighting 33.1
Reflection 38.3
Parallax 31.1
27% 34.2 fps
MRender 47.4
Gravity 33.1
Splatting 43.3
34% 41.3 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
318GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 564 549 553 551 105 190 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
168% Outstanding
Read 1118
Write 561
Mixed 424
SusWrite 419
139% 630 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 45.9
208% 83.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,022
DQ Write 586
DQ Mixed 609
505% 739 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 168%
Great: 172%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
930GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 130 132 133 129 131 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
78% Very good
Read 142
Write 135
Mixed 28.9
SusWrite 130
79% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 78%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.4% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 23.9
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 25.3
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware 15 R2

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