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Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 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 23.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics3.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 08W9W9
Memory2.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170210
Uptime6.7 Days
Run DateDec 19 '20 at 02:41
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 46%

 PC Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
23.6% Poor
Memory 17.7
1-Core 68.1
2-Core 113
34% 66.4 Pts
4-Core 158
8-Core 236
24% 197 Pts
64-Core 95
6% 95 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑
This bench: 23.6%
 Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0772) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.31% Terrible
Lighting 3.1
Reflection 104
Parallax 4.3
2% 37.1 fps
MRender 4.9
Gravity 3.5
Splatting 8.3
5% 5.57 fps
Poor: 3% ↑
This bench: 3.31%
 Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 360
Write 233
Mixed 338
69% 310 MB/s
4K Read 9.7
4K Write 19.1
4K Mixed 12.1
40% 13.6 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 183
164% 250 MB/s
Poor: 66% Great: 141%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
217GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 116
Write 39
Mixed 25.8
44% 60.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.5
101% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 75%
WD Ext HDD 1021 2.5TB
2TB free, PID 1021
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 35
Write 33.8
Mixed 26.6
40% 31.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
63% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
46.8% Average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16.9
54% 18.8 GB/s
SC Read 3.7
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 11
22% 7.6 GB/s
Latency 338
12% 338 ns
Poor: 47% ↑
This bench: 46.8%
 Great: 78%
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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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Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

System: Alienware 15 R3

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples1,112x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples368x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples243x
GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples951x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples625x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples175x
SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples121x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples106x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba  $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples76x
RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples547x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples110x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 2,972 samples100x
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Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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