Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	94% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware 15 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '23 at 01:51
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	50%

PC Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Memory 72 1-Core 70.2 2-Core 64.1 47% 68.8 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 337 32% 268 Pts	64-Core 253 16% 253 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0774) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664 Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	4.49% Terrible	Lighting 5.7 Reflection 5.6 Parallax 6.1 5% 5.8 fps	MRender 7.9 Gravity 5 Splatting 3.3 4% 5.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.49% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 375 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 386GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 575 539 544 447 171 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 726 Write 695 Mixed 562 SusWrite 396 133% 595 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 45.7 4K Mixed 25.4 83% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 334 251% 336 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 149%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4S240FSD.16FBD 2x16GB 1,212 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	61.8% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 20.6 64% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 16.8 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 99.8 40% 99.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 84%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	44	9	60	15.6"	1536 801	SHP1450

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Gaming 49%

Yacht

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

System: Alienware 15 R3

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,111x
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	624x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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