Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive69.3% 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0950W2
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 14 '20 at 19:59
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Memory 82
1-Core 98.3
2-Core 166
68% 115 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 530
54% 435 Pts
64-Core 548
34% 548 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 128GB
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT23D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 137 148 137 151 147 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
69.3% Good
Read 438
Write 137
Mixed 174
SusWrite 144
49% 223 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 50.7
4K Mixed 27
106% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 101
112% 195 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 89%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
733GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 132 132 130 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 123
Write 113
Mixed 23.5
SusWrite 130
70% 97.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
71.8% Very good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 22.7
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 27.7
SC Mixed 21.9
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 77
52% 77 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 76%

 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%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 15 R2

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