Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics38.7% 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 Drive43.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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
SystemAlienware 15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0X70NC
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180717
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 09 '19 at 06:59
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 1.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
42.3% Average
Memory 61.6
1-Core 21.1
2-Core 54.3
32% 45.7 Pts
4-Core 124
8-Core 369
27% 247 Pts
64-Core 461
28% 461 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0708) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1935
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
38.7% Below average
Lighting 46.5
Reflection 49.1
Parallax 49
38% 48.2 fps
MRender 54
Gravity 46.2
Splatting 48
40% 49.4 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 128GB
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 93 53 64 75 58 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 366
Write 182
Mixed 181
SusWrite 72.2
44% 200 MB/s
4K Read 8.6
4K Write 27.2
4K Mixed 14.9
46% 16.9 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 146
130% 199 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 87%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
866GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 134 131 134 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Read 136
Write 124
Mixed 25.3
SusWrite 132
75% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1B1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
63.1% Good
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 20.9
64% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 21.1
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 123
32% 123 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 10%
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Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
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System: Alienware 15 R2

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