Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 35% Sail boat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	2.07% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.6% 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 (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 81% 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.

System	Alienware 15 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15 R2
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '20 at 21:38
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	41%
CPU Throttled	81%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6820HK 20,362 User benchmarks, average bench 69% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	35.3% Below average	Memory 57.9 1-Core 22.5 2-Core 38 29% 39.5 Pts	4-Core 70.9 8-Core 112 11% 91.7 Pts	64-Core 124 8% 124 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0708) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263 Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	2.07% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 55.4 Parallax 2.6 2% 20.1 fps	MRender 3.5 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 3.6 3% 3.13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.07% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 7,011 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 418GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 523 497 82 89 97 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 822 Write 554 Mixed 399 SusWrite 230 111% 501 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 46.8 4K Mixed 28 97% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 237 177% 237 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 172%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 931GB free Firmware: JB0OA3P0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 126 128 125 127 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 115 Write 117 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 127 69% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SO-01G64S-2400T 0702 SO-01G64V-2400T 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.4% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 16.5 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 4.9 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 7.3 20% 6.83 GB/s	Latency 134 30% 134 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 40%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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System: Alienware 15 R2

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	632x
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	123x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	120x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	485x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	172x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	95x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	213x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	34x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	24x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	235x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	113x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	76x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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