Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	275% 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.
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 (38%). 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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '21 at 22:33
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	38%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7300HQ 170,871 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 104 2-Core 197 73% 128 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 384 53% 393 Pts	64-Core 385 24% 385 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 134 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Dell(1028 07C0) 2GB CLim: 1657 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.87 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.7% Below average	Lighting 42.5 Reflection 47.7 Parallax 37.2 35% 42.5 fps	MRender 39.3 Gravity 39.2 Splatting 38.9 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 331GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1292 1032 828 825 829 824 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	275% Outstanding	Read 2,291 Write 2,099 Mixed 1,668 SusWrite 938 392% 1,749 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 77.3 256% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,148 DQ Write 929 DQ Mixed 1,041 779% 1,040 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 355%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 931GB free Firmware: SDM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 159 164 171 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 175 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 165 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 205% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB 27,567 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 23.8 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 20.6 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 78%

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

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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