Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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 26.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics22.3% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0NJG54
Memory1.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190530
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 21 '20 at 00:37
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6300HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
26.6% Poor
Memory 42.9
1-Core 23.8
2-Core 47
25% 37.9 Pts
4-Core 63.7
8-Core 53.1
8% 58.4 Pts
64-Core 59.4
4% 59.4 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 26.6%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 965M
Dell(1028 0708) 2GB
CLim: 949 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
22.3% Poor
Lighting 28.5
Reflection 27.5
Parallax 23.8
23% 26.6 fps
MRender 25.1
Gravity 26.5
Splatting 23.3
20% 25 fps
Poor: 21%
This bench: 22.3%
Great: 25%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
869GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 63 60 109 69 68 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
25.2% Poor
Read 18.5
Write 41.3
Mixed 14.2
SusWrite 69.2
26% 35.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.2
45% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 25.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS16G4S240FSD.16FAD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
26.3% Poor
MC Read 10.2
MC Write 8.4
MC Mixed 11
28% 9.87 GB/s
SC Read 4.6
SC Write 7.6
SC Mixed 3.4
15% 5.2 GB/s
Latency 189
21% 189 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 26.3%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R2 Builds (Compare 874 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 15 R2

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