Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics85.9% 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 Drive171% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory19.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190118
Uptime12.1 Days
Run DateJan 28 '20 at 10:32
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU1%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 90
1-Core 110
2-Core 213
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 596
58% 477 Pts
64-Core 453
28% 453 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 07C0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1708 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 129
Parallax 114
87% 117 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 107
Splatting 95.3
83% 102 fps
Poor: 61%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 320 273 272 253 193 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
171% Outstanding
Read 1,774
Write 960
Mixed 1,086
SusWrite 272
226% 1,023 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 56.5
199% 74.6 MB/s
DQ Read 668
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 229
236% 395 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 171%
Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
834GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 130 131 131 130 131 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
72% Very good
Read 121
Write 112
Mixed 23.3
SusWrite 130
70% 96.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
79.4% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 25.1
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 33.3
SC Mixed 24.2
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R3 Builds (Compare 1,992 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

System: Alienware 15 R3

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