Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	119% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	221% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

System	Alienware 15 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '17 at 05:43
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	14%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820HK 18,903 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 250 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 604 66% 521 Pts	64-Core 599 37% 599 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 83%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 07C0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	21.6% Poor	Lighting 24.5 Reflection 28.3 Parallax 22.2 20% 25 fps	MRender 35.1 Gravity 23.7 Splatting 32.1 25% 30.3 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 82%
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 192 Parallax 166 132% 173 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 158 Splatting 124 110% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 334GB free Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,981 Write 1,402 Mixed 1,256 342% 1,546 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 36.5 203% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 46.8 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 28 40% 70.6 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 254%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 231GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 2,051 Write 1,321 Mixed 1,154 333% 1,509 MB/s	4K Read 55.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 29.2 187% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 47.4 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 159 102% 113 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 254%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 83 64 178490183 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1484 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 8665461 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 -27466315856079 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 337 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 58 555417633 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 83 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1816 (C2) HDA temperature 33 42 51539607585 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -90452011251930 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2549229695 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1780070745 (FE) Unknown 1 1 2	60.3% Good	Read 120 Write 89.8 Mixed 74.1 71% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.51 130% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CRC 2x16GB 7,581 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	MC Read 30 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 26.4 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 25.4 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 82%

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System: Alienware 15 R3

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,109x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	368x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	242x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	951x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	622x
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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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