Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 41% Speed boat	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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.
Processor	With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 28.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics	40.5% 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	50.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 80% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware 15 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15 R2
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '21 at 17:21
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	65%
CPU Throttled	80%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	28.5% Poor	Memory 43.8 1-Core 21.3 2-Core 42.1 24% 35.7 Pts	4-Core 73 8-Core 110 11% 91.7 Pts	64-Core 124 8% 124 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 69%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 980M 14,160 User benchmarks, average bench 41% Dell(1028 0708) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1126 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.72 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.5% Average	Lighting 49 Reflection 55.7 Parallax 53.6 40% 52.8 fps	MRender 56.4 Gravity 51.9 Splatting 46 42% 51.4 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 60%
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) 213,495 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 0708) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	2.94% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 54.7 Parallax 2.6 3% 20.4 fps	MRender 3.6 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 3.6 3% 3.17 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.94% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 13,766 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 41 37 44 40 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 555 Write 116 Mixed 133 SusWrite 43.4 46% 212 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 39.4 4K Mixed 14.4 64% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 93.4 DQ Mixed 160 112% 144 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 147%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 14GB free Firmware: JB0OA3P0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 101 91 84 92 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 79.4 Write 79 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 96.4 50% 68.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB 55,289 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	41.3% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 18.3 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 7.8 21% 7.3 GB/s	Latency 185 22% 185 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 76%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 44: 6R 2G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
44%	15%	107	107	63	60	23"	1707 960	HWP2973 HP x2301

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System: Alienware 15 R2

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	633x
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	123x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	120x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	486x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	172x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	95x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	213x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	34x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	24x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	235x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	113x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	76x

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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16