Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics7.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive200% 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.
Very high background CPU (33%). 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
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 25 '20 at 02:30
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
65.8% Good
Memory 80.4
1-Core 74.9
2-Core 146
60% 100 Pts
4-Core 278
8-Core 467
45% 372 Pts
64-Core 465
29% 465 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0774) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.7990
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.2% Terrible
Lighting 7.27
Reflection 70.7
Parallax 8.09
6% 28.7 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 7.33
Splatting 15
10% 11.4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.2%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$46
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 578 492 511 514 515 522 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
200% Outstanding
Read 1,762
Write 2,016
Mixed 1,674
SusWrite 522
336% 1,493 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 63.5
225% 82 MB/s
DQ Read 690
DQ Write 574
DQ Mixed 620
468% 628 MB/s
Poor: 143%
This bench: 200%
Great: 238%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB
896GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 132 136 141 143 143 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
48.9% Average
Read 29.9
Write 91.6
Mixed 46.3
SusWrite 139
56% 76.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 6.4
4K Mixed 1
263% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
71.4% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 21.8
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 17.7
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 79.8
50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R3 Builds (Compare 1,991 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

System: Alienware 15 R3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER
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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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