Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics85% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive199% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
High background CPU (30%). 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.
SystemAlienware 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 03 '20 at 08:23
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Memory 85.6
1-Core 118
2-Core 220
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 565
57% 462 Pts
64-Core 573
36% 573 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 120
Parallax 108
87% 112 fps
MRender 97.7
Gravity 101
Splatting 99.5
81% 99.3 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 85%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB
272GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 992 459 486 499 493 490 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
199% Outstanding
Read 1097
Write 2,030
Mixed 1,300
SusWrite 570
283% 1,249 MB/s
4K Read 48.9
4K Write 182
4K Mixed 79.7
273% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 917
DQ Write 692
DQ Mixed 802
600% 804 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 199%
Great: 291%
Liteon CV8-8E128-11 SATA 128GB
119GB free
Firmware: C27110B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 199 143 143 144 143 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 395
Mixed 387
SusWrite 159
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 82.8
4K Mixed 50.1
162% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 112
135% 234 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 96%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
759GB free
Firmware: JB0OA490
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 130 130 131 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 128
Write 134
Mixed 24.8
SusWrite 131
75% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
79.1% Very good
MC Read 30
MC Write 31
MC Mixed 23
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 32.5
SC Mixed 25.2
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 71.5
56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 49%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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System: Alienware 15 R3

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