Alienware 15 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	155% 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 Drive	269% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Alienware 15 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15 R4
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '19 at 04:05
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-8950HK 14,729 User benchmarks, average bench 74% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 300 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 837 85% 690 Pts	64-Core 922 57% 922 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	155% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 226 Parallax 241 174% 227 fps	MRender 246 Gravity 220 Splatting 141 159% 203 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 637GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1678 1621 1618 1663 1639 1665 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 1,550 Write 1,742 Mixed 825 SusWrite 1,647 325% 1,441 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 57.8 190% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,129 DQ Write 1,008 DQ Mixed 57.9 320% 731 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 363%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1.5TB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 446 449 454 452 453 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 411 Mixed 377 SusWrite 387 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 69.8 4K Mixed 40.6 133% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 148 135% 203 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 125%
TREKSTORSSD512GB 500GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 466GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 389 395 403 401 398 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 458 Write 383 Mixed 347 SusWrite 396 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 67.1 4K Mixed 23.7 105% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 22.3 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 28.4 53% 98 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KCRXJ6-MIE 2x16GB 1,170 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 27.1 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 27.7 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 89%

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

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 33%

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System: Alienware 15 R4

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	186x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	47x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples	18x

GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	105x
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	91x
GTX 1080 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 78%, 3,293 samples	39x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	41x
NVMe Samsung 256GBPm981Bench 192%, 5,350 samples	17x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	16x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	85x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 18,486 samples	19x
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 2x16GBUnknownBench 81%, 3,590 samples	15x

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Value: 37% - Below average

Total price: $33

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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