Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	8.52% 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.
Boot Drive	56.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 82% 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.

Run History

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

System	Alienware 15 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '19 at 18:02
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	79%
CPU Throttled	82%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 2.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Memory 80.3 1-Core 57.7 2-Core 120 54% 86 Pts	4-Core 221 8-Core 420 38% 320 Pts	64-Core 457 28% 457 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile) 177,775 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Dell(1028 0773) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.53 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	8.52% Terrible	Lighting 10.2 Reflection 11.7 Parallax 34.4 8% 18.8 fps	MRender 9.43 Gravity 7.93 Splatting 14.2 9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 8.52% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKF180H6 SATA 180GB 873 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSFD38N SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 124 80 81 81 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 326 Write 293 Mixed 293 SusWrite 103 57% 254 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 66.7 4K Mixed 21.2 82% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 239 187% 258 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 84%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,405 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 721GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 138 138 135 138 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 128 Write 125 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 137 135% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6MFR8N-UH 2x8GB 1,808 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.7% Good	MC Read 27 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 21.8 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 18.8 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 79.9 50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 78%

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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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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 41%

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System: Alienware 15 R3

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,112x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	368x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	243x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	951x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	625x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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