Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	79.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

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.

Run History

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

System	Alienware 15 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210607
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '21 at 20:16
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 114 2-Core 202 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 375 8-Core 520 56% 448 Pts	64-Core 571 35% 571 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 07C0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Lighting 95.6 Reflection 124 Parallax 96.4 78% 105 fps	MRender 93.3 Gravity 98.1 Splatting 105 82% 98.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKF180H6 SATA 180GB 873 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSFD43N SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 109 86 82 82 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 422 Write 398 Mixed 326 SusWrite 100 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 42.3 146% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 243 192% 266 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 84%
Kbg40znt256g TOSHIBA MEMORY 256GB 3,446 User benchmarks, average bench 164% 124GB free Firmware: 0105AELA SusWrite @10s intervals: 710 816 482 394 344 415 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 1,126 Write 417 Mixed 988 SusWrite 527 170% 764 MB/s	4K Read 55.5 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 77.8 266% 96.1 MB/s	DQ Read 912 DQ Write 676 DQ Mixed 701 549% 763 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 218%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 555GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 108 106 106 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 129 Write 114 Mixed 29.6 SusWrite 107 69% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.4 99% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6MFR8N-UH 2x8GB 1,808 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 22.1 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 17.1 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 78%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 37: 4R 4G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
37%	46%	28	108	4	60	15.5"	1536 864	AUO60ED

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Gaming 49%

Yacht

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

System: Alienware 15 R3

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,111x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	368x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	243x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	951x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	624x
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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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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