Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	23.7% 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	58.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Alienware 15 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0W6T61
Memory	1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190530
Uptime	6.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '21 at 04:49
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (63^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 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 87.6 1-Core 104 2-Core 195 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 545 55% 448 Pts	64-Core 542 34% 542 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 965M 3,914 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Dell(1028 0708) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5730 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	23.7% Poor	Lighting 30.7 Reflection 31.5 Parallax 27.7 25% 30 fps	MRender 26.1 Gravity 27.3 Splatting 24.7 21% 26 fps
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 128GB 841 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT22D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 42 34 38 37 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 419 Write 68.6 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 39 32% 150 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 65.3 4K Mixed 20.3 103% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 57.3 DQ Mixed 68.9 87% 164 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 89%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 416GB free Firmware: JB0OA3P0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 105 103 108 108 107 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 113 Write 100 Mixed 23.4 SusWrite 105 62% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB 17,761 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	69.9% Good	MC Read 27 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 20.4 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 20.7 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 74%

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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: 4R 8G 0B (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%	29%	42	259	163	60	15.5"	1536 864	LGD04B9

History: Score 26: 3R 2G 5B | Score 44: 4R 8G 0B

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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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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