Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	30.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (43%). 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.

System	Alienware 15 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '21 at 11:30
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	GUM-User
Background CPU	43%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	71% Very good	Memory 85.8 1-Core 83.5 2-Core 171 67% 113 Pts	4-Core 307 8-Core 423 46% 365 Pts	64-Core 476 29% 476 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile) 177,775 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Dell(1028 07C0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.87 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Lighting 61.1 Reflection 71.5 Parallax 62.6 50% 65.1 fps	MRender 66.7 Gravity 62.9 Splatting 60.4 52% 63.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 108 83 86 92 79 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	30.5% Below average	Read 180 Write 121 Mixed 123 SusWrite 89.9 29% 129 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 5.7 22% 7.57 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 188 155% 228 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 141%
Transcend TS256GMTS400S 256GB 266 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 238GB free Firmware: P1225CH4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 377 401 415 422 420 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 414 Mixed 314 SusWrite 380 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 84 4K Mixed 43.5 153% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 200 173% 254 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 650GB free Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 398 428 448 450 446 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 432 Mixed 427 SusWrite 405 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 51.6 172% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 348 263% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 108 106 87 110 110 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	49% Average	Read 65.5 Write 72.7 Mixed 56.9 SusWrite 104 55% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 183% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4S240FSD.16FAD 2x16GB 326 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	79% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 26.3 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 19.8 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 84%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 41%

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System: Alienware 15 R3

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,109x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	368x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	242x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	951x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	622x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	175x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	121x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	106x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	76x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	547x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	110x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 2,972 samples	100x

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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