| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master! |
| 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 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good. |
| Boot Drive | 135% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files. |
| 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 (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 81% 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.
| System | Alienware 15 R2 (all builds) |
| Motherboard | Alienware Alienware 15 R2 |
| Memory | 12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20160323 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Dec 07 '17 at 18:39 |
| Run Duration | 94 Seconds |
| Run User | AUT-User |
| Background CPU | 33% |
| CPU Throttled | 81% |
PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
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74.6%
Very good
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76% 134 Pts
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56% 450 Pts
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34% 553 Pts
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Samsung M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
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74.9%
Very good
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76% 26.7 GB/s
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65% 22.7 GB/s
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53% 75.9 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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System: Alienware 15 R2
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| Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples | 628x |
| Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples | 123x |
| Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples | 120x |
| GPU |
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| HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples | 482x |
| GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples | 172x |
| GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples | 94x |
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