Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93.8% 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.

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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '18 at 19:42
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 88 1-Core 112 2-Core 213 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 590 60% 484 Pts	64-Core 596 37% 596 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile) 177,775 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Dell(1028 0774) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9124 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Lighting 66.6 Reflection 70 Parallax 55.4 54% 64 fps	MRender 63.9 Gravity 55.7 Splatting 62 50% 60.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial_ CT275MX30 259GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 240GB free Firmware: M0CR Max speed: Unknown Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72% Very good	Read 481 Write 332 Mixed 329 84% 381 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 48.1 4K Mixed 17.2 81% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 32 67% 135 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 72%
Intel SSDSCKKF180H6 SATA 180GB 873 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSFD38N Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 24 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 112 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 37 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 99 99 15298 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 2605 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 45 61 8593932333 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 109 109 22594728 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 44355 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 0 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 0 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 99 99 0 (EC) Unknown 99 99 0 (EE) Unknown 99 99 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 44355 (F2) Unknown 100 100 26823 (F9) Unknown 100 100 925	93.8% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 447 Mixed 400 100% 451 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 34.6 117% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 19 68% 151 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 84%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 882GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 Max speed: Unknown Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 35% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GB 2,972 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.4 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 23.3 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 78%

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Gaming 49%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 41%

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System: Alienware 15 R3

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,108x
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	950x
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 $274	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 $183	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