Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	55.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (93%). 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.

System	Alienware 15 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '20 at 04:27
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	93%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	62% Good	Memory 74.6 1-Core 65.5 2-Core 146 56% 95.5 Pts	4-Core 266 8-Core 535 47% 400 Pts	64-Core 518 32% 518 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 07C0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 19.9 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.5 fps	Gravity 19.9 Splatting 26 21% 23 fps
Poor: 48% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$95 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 237GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 848 431 437 433 436 440 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 1,170 Write 1,606 Mixed 1,219 SusWrite 504 254% 1,125 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 46.7 154% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 751 DQ Write 481 DQ Mixed 568 437% 600 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 237%
Intel SSDSCKKF128G8 SATA 128GB 3,771 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHFD04N SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 78 62 63 51 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 452 Write 194 Mixed 128 SusWrite 65.4 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 41.4 4K Mixed 23.1 84% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 161 122% 168 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 81%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 231GB free Firmware: JB0OA490 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 106 105 106 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 132 Write 134 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 106 72% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
ED9D3616 BLS8G4S26BFSDK.8FD 2x8GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.3% Good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.3 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 15.5 46% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 91.1 44% 91.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 78%

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Workstation 41%

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System: Alienware 15 R3

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,119x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	368x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	245x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	956x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	627x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	176x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	121x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	107x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $50Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	76x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	549x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	110x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 2,972 samples	100x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16