Alienware 15 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics125% 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 Drive276% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemAlienware 15 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R4
Memory25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 13 '19 at 23:18
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-8950HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Memory 93.1
1-Core 137
2-Core 270
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 495
8-Core 694
75% 594 Pts
64-Core 827
51% 827 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 192
Parallax 186
139% 183 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 178
Splatting 124
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
712GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1566 1608 1612 1677 1665 1698 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
276% Outstanding
Read 1,572
Write 1,790
Mixed 1,078
SusWrite 1,638
343% 1,520 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 65.9
215% 75.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,186
DQ Write 870
DQ Mixed 952
732% 1,003 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 276%
Great: 425%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 1TB
227GB free
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 8,445
Write 7,250
Mixed 7,073
1,690% 7,589 MB/s
4K Read 734
4K Write 240
4K Mixed 309
1,635% 428 MB/s
DQ Read 1,479
DQ Write 797
DQ Mixed 864
715% 1,046 MB/s
Poor: 84% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275
915GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 463 464 469 467 469 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 447
Mixed 432
SusWrite 465
104% 460 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 69.2
4K Mixed 44
144% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 323
243% 327 MB/s
Poor: 89%
This bench: 108%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4SFD8213.C16FBD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
74.2% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 22.5
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 29.6
SC Mixed 23.8
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 61.9
65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R4 Builds (Compare 251 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
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System: Alienware 15 R4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $33
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HDDRAMUSB
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