Alienware 15 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics115% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive102% 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.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 15 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R4
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateMar 13 '20 at 10:18
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 32%
Watch Gameplay: 2080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 120
2-Core 245
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 633
70% 553 Pts
64-Core 760
47% 760 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
115% Outstanding
Lighting 152
Reflection 149
Parallax 156
124% 153 fps
MRender 170
Gravity 138
Splatting 99.2
107% 136 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 115%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 247 241 202 206 214 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 830
Write 306
Mixed 403
SusWrite 235
98% 443 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 79.7
4K Mixed 32.9
123% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 419
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 230
209% 321 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 102%
Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
296GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 91 91 93 94 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
62% Good
Read 123
Write 116
Mixed 31
SusWrite 92.9
66% 90.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.4
93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 62%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KMKYF9-MID 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.6% Good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 24.5
MC Mixed 20.5
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 23
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R4 Builds (Compare 251 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
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System: Alienware 15 R4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $33
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