Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics79.7% 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 Drive103% 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.
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
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170705
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateSep 22 '17 at 15:22
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 86.3
1-Core 104
2-Core 208
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 405
8-Core 595
62% 500 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0774) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8569
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
79.7% Very good
Lighting 103
Reflection 112
Parallax 87.2
84% 101 fps
MRender 85
Gravity 84.2
Splatting 90.6
71% 86.6 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC300 SK hy 256GB
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 1,044
Write 395
Mixed 581
148% 673 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 56.8
4K Mixed 14
75% 29.6 MB/s
DQ Read 435
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 23
105% 240 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 103%
Great: 137%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
864GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
74.2% Very good
Read 132
Write 126
Mixed 126
97% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.79
4K Mixed 0.21
82% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 75%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8
29GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
45% Average
Read 137
Write 84.1
Mixed 100
129% 107 MB/s
4K Read 3.08
4K Write 1.96
4K Mixed 1.22
120% 2.08 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 45%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
72.4% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 22
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 23.8
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 71
56% 71 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 72.4%
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 1,996 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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