Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.67% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 81% 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.

System	Alienware 15 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15 R2
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '19 at 17:41
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	81%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6820HK 20,362 User benchmarks, average bench 69% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Memory 79.5 1-Core 68.9 2-Core 112 55% 86.7 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 360 38% 303 Pts	64-Core 372 23% 372 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0708) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.67% Terrible	Lighting 6.97 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 7 6% 8.5 fps	MRender 9.57 Gravity 6.33 Splatting 14.1 9% 10 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.67% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 13,766 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 971 Write 304 Mixed 302 114% 526 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 32.9 150% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 597 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 408 314% 436 MB/s
Poor: 77% Great: 147%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 431GB free Firmware: JB0OA3P0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 113 113 113 113 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 112 Write 106 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 112 64% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB 20,956 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	68.1% Good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 22.3 70% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 19.1 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 81.5 49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 76%

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

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Gaming 10%

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Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware 15 R2

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	632x
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	123x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	120x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	485x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	172x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	95x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	213x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	34x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	24x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	235x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	113x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	76x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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