Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 10%
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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.31% 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 Drive174% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 06D1WD
Memory22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190530
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 23 '20 at 18:28
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%

 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 i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
66% Good
Memory 72.8
1-Core 91.2
2-Core 176
65% 113 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 515
51% 417 Pts
64-Core 505
31% 505 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 66%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0708) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
5.31% Terrible
Lighting 5.6
Reflection 42.6
Parallax 6.4
5% 18.2 fps
MRender 7.3
Gravity 5.8
Splatting 10.7
7% 7.93 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.31%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PCIe SSD 512GB
277GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1101 492 478 426 486 452 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
174% Outstanding
Read 1,068
Write 1,990
Mixed 1,313
SusWrite 572
280% 1,236 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 68.9
203% 73.5 MB/s
DQ Read 772
DQ Write 679
DQ Mixed 475
425% 642 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 174%
Great: 242%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
197GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 400 419 418 422 402 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 428
Mixed 372
SusWrite 404
95% 420 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 79.4
4K Mixed 50.1
166% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 359
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 335
252% 336 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 111%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4SFD8213.C16FBD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.2% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 19.4
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 95
42% 95 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R2 Builds (Compare 876 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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