Alienware 15 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.9% 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 Drive	98.1% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware 15 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15 R4
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220509
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '23 at 20:32
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8750H 442,631 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 114 2-Core 229 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 512 57% 450 Pts	64-Core 694 43% 694 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design 84 User benchmarks, average bench 70% Dell(1028 0887) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1708 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.98 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.9% Very good	Lighting 94.3 Reflection 120 Parallax 100 77% 105 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 103 Splatting 98.4 83% 102 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLQ256 256GB 755 User benchmarks, average bench 129% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS1NFAV Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 100 96 89 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 1,022 Write 116 Mixed 234 SusWrite 99.5 79% 368 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 72.9 4K Mixed 33.6 125% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 482 DQ Write 92.2 DQ Mixed 168 154% 248 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 185%
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB 5,350 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 158GB free Firmware: EXD72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1206 300 301 299 302 310 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 1,954 Write 1,647 Mixed 1,210 SusWrite 453 293% 1,316 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 75.3 4K Mixed 51.6 166% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 711 DQ Write 610 DQ Mixed 632 481% 651 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 255%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB 27,567 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	74% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 21.6 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 23 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 78%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 47: 0P 5R 4G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
47%	61%	31	217	59	144	24"	1920 1080	ACR062C Acer XFA240

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 33%

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System: Alienware 15 R4

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	186x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	47x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples	18x

GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	105x
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	91x
GTX 1080 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 78%, 3,293 samples	39x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	41x
NVMe Samsung 256GBPm981Bench 192%, 5,350 samples	17x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	16x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	85x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 18,486 samples	19x
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 2x16GBUnknownBench 81%, 3,590 samples	15x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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