Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics77.6% 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 Drive119% 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.
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.
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.
SystemAlienware 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 19 '20 at 22:59
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 89.2
1-Core 109
2-Core 193
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 512
56% 445 Pts
64-Core 483
30% 483 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.74
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Lighting 95.4
Reflection 112
Parallax 89.8
78% 99 fps
MRender 92
Gravity 93
Splatting 97.3
77% 94.1 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 292 274 251 233 260 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 723
Write 327
Mixed 427
SusWrite 267
97% 436 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 46.8
181% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 438
DQ Write 393
DQ Mixed 304
259% 378 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 119%
Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 120 120 118 119 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
73.8% Very good
Read 138
Write 128
Mixed 33.5
SusWrite 119
76% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
77.4% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 22.3
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 23.8
68% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 68.3
59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 78%

 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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