Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics22.3% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware 15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0DVV6W
Memory2.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160930
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJul 23 '19 at 12:13
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Memory 83.4
1-Core 100
2-Core 192
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 528
52% 428 Pts
64-Core 532
33% 532 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M
Dell(1028 0708) 3GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8912
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
22.3% Poor
Lighting 32
Reflection 34.1
Parallax 27.4
26% 31.2 fps
MRender 28.1
Gravity 34.6
Splatting 0.13
15% 20.9 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 22.3%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST1000LM044 HN-M101SAD 1TB
310GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2BD10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 64 56 42 59 67 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
38.8% Below average
Read 79.1
Write 88.5
Mixed 43.8
SusWrite 55.5
49% 66.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
68.6% Good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 20.3
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 22.1
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R2 Builds (Compare 872 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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