Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics34.1% 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 Drive107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
SystemAlienware 15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R2
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160602
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMay 16 '19 at 11:23
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
67.3% Good
Memory 77.1
1-Core 91.6
2-Core 168
66% 112 Pts
4-Core 311
8-Core 442
47% 377 Pts
64-Core 508
31% 508 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M
Dell(1028 0708) 3GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9125
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
34.1% Below average
Lighting 43.8
Reflection 39.5
Parallax 35.4
36% 39.6 fps
MRender 42.4
Gravity 37.1
Splatting 35.4
31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 34.1%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 135 132 131 132 129 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 961
Write 222
Mixed 260
SusWrite 134
86% 394 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 87.1
4K Mixed 32.6
136% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 661
DQ Write 219
DQ Mixed 316
266% 399 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 107%
Great: 147%
Seagate ST1000LM044 HN-M101SAD 1TB
128GB free
Firmware: 2BD10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 79 77 76 77 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
55.9% Above average
Read 116
Write 126
Mixed 64.3
SusWrite 77.8
70% 96 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.8
170% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
59.3% Above average
MC Read 22
MC Write 23.8
MC Mixed 19.1
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 15.4
43% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 86.1
46% 86.1 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R2 Builds (Compare 871 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 15 R2

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