Alienware 15 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	237% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware 15 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15 R4
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180529
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '19 at 12:43
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8750H 442,631 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 89 1-Core 124 2-Core 247 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 781 78% 635 Pts	64-Core 1,004 62% 1,004 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 86%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 4TB-$470 765 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2.5TB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 448 448 451 441 435 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 434 Mixed 380 SusWrite 445 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 62 4K Mixed 42.1 137% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 329 247% 330 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 133%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB 10,220 User benchmarks, average bench 331% 870GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1673 1684 1692 1708 1433 1120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1230 Write 1,683 Mixed 1,121 SusWrite 1,552 316% 1,397 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 57.5 185% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 897 DQ Write 674 DQ Mixed 762 576% 778 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 431%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234 10,709 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 1TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1572 1735 1669 1686 1579 1066 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,451 Write 1,570 Mixed 1,222 SusWrite 1,551 327% 1,448 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 58.9 191% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 901 DQ Write 677 DQ Mixed 765 578% 781 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 371%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8502 2666 C18 Series 32GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2667, 2667 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 28.3 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 27.1 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 33%

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System: Alienware 15 R4

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	187x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	47x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples	18x

GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	105x
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	92x
GTX 1080 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 78%, 3,293 samples	39x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	41x
NVMe Samsung 256GBPm981Bench 192%, 5,350 samples	17x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	16x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	85x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 18,486 samples	19x
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 2x16GBUnknownBench 81%, 3,590 samples	15x

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Value: 37% - Below average

Total price: $33

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16