Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.16% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive96.5% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 18 '20 at 13:45
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 100
2-Core 178
71% 121 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 543
57% 456 Pts
64-Core 528
33% 528 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 76%
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: 441.41
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
7.16% Terrible
Lighting 7.8
Reflection 8.77
Parallax 7.09
6% 7.89 fps
MRender 11.3
Gravity 7.83
Splatting 12.3
9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 7.16%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 170 151 111 100 94 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Read 412
Write 136
Mixed 401
SusWrite 141
61% 272 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 63
4K Mixed 51
144% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 820
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 430
355% 523 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 141%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
423GB free
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1083 1373 1221 532 534 529 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
220% Outstanding
Read 1,418
Write 248
Mixed 1,059
SusWrite 879
200% 901 MB/s
4K Read 52.9
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 70.9
245% 87.6 MB/s
DQ Read 691
DQ Write 822
DQ Mixed 272
340% 595 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 220%
Great: 295%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
179GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 88 88 87 87 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 86
Write 86.5
Mixed 18.7
SusWrite 86.9
50% 69.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
109% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 009D3616 CT8G4SFS824A.C8FAD1 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
70.7% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 21
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 24.5
SC Mixed 21.8
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 73.9
54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R3 Builds (Compare 1,997 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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