Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	41.3% 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	92.2% 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.

Very high background CPU (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware 15 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0PRRP7
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 15:34
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	90%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Memory 67.2 1-Core 59.6 2-Core 113 49% 80 Pts	4-Core 197 8-Core 350 33% 274 Pts	64-Core 310 19% 310 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M 14,160 User benchmarks, average bench 41% Dell(1028 0708) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4187 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.3% Average	Lighting 51.2 Reflection 55.5 Parallax 48.1 42% 51.6 fps	MRender 54.9 Gravity 50.4 Splatting 44.9 40% 50.1 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 13,766 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 7D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 175 114 115 118 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 682 Write 289 Mixed 298 SusWrite 155 78% 356 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 23.9 120% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 598 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 378 299% 423 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 147%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300 2,857 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 154GB free Firmware: X212T0RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 359 379 374 400 379 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 395 Mixed 249 SusWrite 378 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 61.9 4K Mixed 31.5 113% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 158 167% 277 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 114%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 132GB free Firmware: BXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 769 760 848 820 690 216 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 1,226 Write 987 Mixed 635 SusWrite 684 197% 883 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 42.4 4K Mixed 25.5 82% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 586 DQ Write 399 DQ Mixed 442 344% 476 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 283%
SanDisk Extreme Go USB 3.1 128GB-$36 967 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 63GB free, PID 558b Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 136 140 139 145 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 136 Write 124 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 140 151% 114 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.2 104% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 66%

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 (5^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 12.7 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 10.2 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 51.4% 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 40: 5R 4G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
40%	31%	39	108	6	60	15.6"	1536 864	SHP1450

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System: Alienware 15 R2

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	629x
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	483x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	172x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	94x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	211x
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	234x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	113x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	76x

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Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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