Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	18.9% 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 Drive	89.2% 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.
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 (100%). 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware 15 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory	4.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '20 at 13:41
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	100%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way below expectations (15^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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Memory 68.7 1-Core 52.8 2-Core 108 47% 76.7 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 387 37% 303 Pts	64-Core 389 24% 389 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile) 177,775 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Dell(1028 07C0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2156 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	18.9% Very poor	Lighting 21.3 Reflection 24.6 Parallax 20 17% 22 fps	MRender 30.5 Gravity 21.3 Splatting 27.8 22% 26.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 178 109 69 73 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 524 Write 335 Mixed 346 SusWrite 120 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 54.9 4K Mixed 41.9 126% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 611 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 293 266% 413 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 141%
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G-1014 512GB 2,051 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 13GB free Firmware: 10121000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,361 Write 1,809 Mixed 1,461 347% 1,544 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 51.5 178% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 644 DQ Write 557 DQ Mixed 582 441% 594 MB/s
Poor: 120% Great: 259%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 518GB free Firmware: 2BC10009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 11 13 43 56 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	9.21% Terrible	Read 3 Write 76.5 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 29.1 25% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 17% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 9.21% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB 27,567 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 19.4 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 14 SC Mixed 12.1 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 78%

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System: Alienware 15 R3

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,108x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	368x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	242x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	950x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	622x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	175x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	121x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	106x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	76x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	547x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	110x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 2,972 samples	100x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16