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Alienware 15 R2

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Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics33.6% 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 Drive93.9% 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 06D1WD
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 11 '19 at 17:31
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 (100th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 90.4
1-Core 98.9
2-Core 197
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 536
54% 441 Pts
64-Core 542
34% 542 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑
This bench: 77.1%
 Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M
Dell(1028 0708) 3GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9836
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
33.6% Below average
Lighting 42.8
Reflection 40.1
Parallax 35.7
35% 39.5 fps
MRender 42.6
Gravity 38
Splatting 34.7
31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑
This bench: 33.6%
 Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB
306GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 413 448 438 466 465 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Read 457
Write 453
Mixed 345
SusWrite 411
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 79.1
4K Mixed 42.3
137% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 97.5
DQ Mixed 140
112% 161 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑
This bench: 93.9%
 Great: 131%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
885GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 126 126 123 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 135
Write 126
Mixed 24.8
SusWrite 126
74% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑
This bench: 74.8%
 Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C13 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
40% Below average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 13.3
MC Mixed 11.5
37% 12.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13.9
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 34% ↑
This bench: 40%
 Great: 64%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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System: Alienware 15 R2

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples628x
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples123x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples120x
GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples482x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples172x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples94x
SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples210x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples34x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples24x
RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples234x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples113x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples76x
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HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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