Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive74.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware 15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0NJG54
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180717
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 23 '20 at 01:55
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6300HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
40% Below average
Memory 62.9
1-Core 25.8
2-Core 51.8
33% 46.8 Pts
4-Core 102
8-Core 102
14% 102 Pts
64-Core 102
6% 102 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 40%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0708) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
2.36% Terrible
Lighting 2.4
Reflection 29.7
Parallax 2.38
2% 11.5 fps
MRender 3.86
Gravity 2.1
Splatting 5.04
3% 3.67 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.36%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba HG6 256GB
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JURA0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 304 381 378 372 307 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 443
Write 408
Mixed 407
SusWrite 348
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 36.9
4K Mixed 25.3
81% 27.1 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 230
173% 232 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
44.4% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 16
MC Mixed 18.8
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 8.5
23% 8.1 GB/s
Latency 119
34% 119 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R2 Builds (Compare 872 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 15 R2

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