Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics95.2% 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 Drive65.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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
4 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAlienware 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0W7M01
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 07 '20 at 02:18
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 21%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 92.8
2-Core 174
69% 117 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 540
58% 459 Pts
64-Core 529
33% 529 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
50.8% Above average
Lighting 60.6
Reflection 68.8
Parallax 63.3
49% 64.3 fps
MRender 70.5
Gravity 57.8
Splatting 67.1
53% 65.1 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 52%
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Nvidia(10DE 13A3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3475 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.2% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 110
Parallax 122
94% 116 fps
MRender 165
Gravity 106
Splatting 96.1
97% 122 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 120 99 165 98 97 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 104
Write 434
Mixed 238
SusWrite 124
52% 225 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 70.1
4K Mixed 44.1
148% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 201
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 23
58% 124 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 141%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
88GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 75 76 75 75 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
55% Above average
Read 117
Write 110
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 74.3
59% 81.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 55%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.4% Good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 21.1
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 21.5
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 69.4%
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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