Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 28%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics36.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive50.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAlienware 15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0950W2
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 20 '20 at 17:59
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU 55%

 PC Performing way below expectations (14th 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
28% Poor
Memory 42.2
1-Core 19.4
2-Core 41.6
23% 34.4 Pts
4-Core 76
8-Core 109
12% 92.4 Pts
64-Core 118
7% 118 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 28%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0708) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5206
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
36.4% Below average
Lighting 39.2
Reflection 36.8
Parallax 54.9
32% 43.6 fps
MRender 64.2
Gravity 50.8
Splatting 51.7
45% 55.6 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon L8H-128V2G-11 M.2 2280 128GB
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: F87110A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 134 131 85 133 147 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
50.6% Above average
Read 414
Write 139
Mixed 198
SusWrite 127
48% 220 MB/s
4K Read 15.7
4K Write 33
4K Mixed 20
67% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 149
105% 131 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 84%
Nvme CT1000P 1TB
720GB free
Firmware: P3CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 803 731 885 882 863 967 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
145% Outstanding
Read 1,080
Write 914
Mixed 900
SusWrite 855
211% 937 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 48.3
4K Mixed 34.5
126% 39.9 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 237
178% 237 MB/s
Poor: 128%
This bench: 145%
Great: 299%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 110 134 140 140 137 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 128
Write 127
Mixed 52.2
SusWrite 131
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CB16GS2666.C8ET 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
41.5% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 18.8
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 5.9
17% 5.8 GB/s
Latency 192
21% 192 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R2 Builds (Compare 876 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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