Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics33.3% 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)
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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171024
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateApr 05 '21 at 11:33
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
69.9% Good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 103
2-Core 200
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 310
8-Core 516
50% 413 Pts
64-Core 527
33% 527 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.53
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
33.3% Below average
Lighting 30
Reflection 30.5
Parallax 21.5
24% 27.3 fps
MRender 59.2
Gravity 57.9
Splatting 66
50% 61 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 33.3%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon CV3-8D128-11 SATA 128GB
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T87110D
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 424
Write 366
Mixed 336
84% 375 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 74.2
4K Mixed 46.5
155% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 97.4
DQ Mixed 35.2
78% 169 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 87%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
860GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 134 131 130 133 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 138
Write 128
Mixed 30.2
SusWrite 131
77% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KMKYF9-MIB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
73% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 22.3
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 19.6
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 76.2
52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 73%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R3 Builds (Compare 1,993 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

System: Alienware 15 R3

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