Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 55.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	75.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	142% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190118
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '19 at 10:52
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	44%
CPU Throttled	99%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	55.6% Above average	Memory 71.6 1-Core 85.2 2-Core 138 59% 98.4 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 364 35% 289 Pts	64-Core 399 25% 399 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 440.97 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.6% Very good	Lighting 98.2 Reflection 40.1 Parallax 51.3 80% 63.2 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 61.8 Splatting 80.8 67% 82.4 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 378GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 543 662 719 808 690 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 919 Write 839 Mixed 710 SusWrite 592 172% 765 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 49.1 166% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 477 DQ Mixed 219 215% 337 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 209%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 223GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 70 74 77 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 114 Write 103 Mixed 29 SusWrite 74.9 58% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 75%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 157 155 157 154 154 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 147 Write 151 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 155 179% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.2 112% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 2x8GB 1,394 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	59% Above average	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 20.2 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 11.8 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 97.8 41% 97.8 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 78%

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

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Gaming 49%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 41%

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System: Alienware 15 R3

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,109x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	368x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	242x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	951x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	622x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	175x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	121x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	106x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	76x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	547x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	110x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 2,972 samples	100x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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