Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics88.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive310% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemAlienware 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180910
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 11 '19 at 01:10
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 87
1-Core 101
2-Core 200
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 552
57% 458 Pts
64-Core 581
36% 581 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.25
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 126
Parallax 99.1
89% 112 fps
MRender 98.7
Gravity 105
Splatting 111
86% 105 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
408GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1674 1694 1666 1771 1731 1680 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
310% Outstanding
Read 2,353
Write 1,810
Mixed 859
SusWrite 1,703
375% 1,681 MB/s
4K Read 48.3
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 66.4
230% 83.6 MB/s
DQ Read 978
DQ Write 863
DQ Mixed 893
677% 911 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 310%
Great: 353%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
927GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 131 129 131 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Read 137
Write 133
Mixed 29
SusWrite 129
77% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KMKYF9-MIB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
75.2% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 22
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 27.8
SC Mixed 22.6
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.2%
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 1,991 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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HDDRAMUSB
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