Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics124% 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 Drive223% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0X70NC
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 28 '18 at 12:19
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User KWT-User
Background CPU 65%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 113
2-Core 226
79% 141 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 624
60% 493 Pts
64-Core 562
35% 562 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 169
Reflection 194
Parallax 189
138% 184 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 173
Splatting 127
116% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249
216GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 777 1402 1437 1453 855 184 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
223% Outstanding
Read 2,044
Write 1671
Mixed 893
SusWrite 1018
314% 1,407 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 56.4
197% 69.7 MB/s
DQ Read 85.1
DQ Write 723
DQ Mixed 319
271% 376 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 223%
Great: 363%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
264GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 466 472 477 480 483 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 440
Mixed 379
SusWrite 449
98% 435 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 72.8
4K Mixed 38.4
131% 46.7 MB/s
DQ Read 29.5
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 164
131% 173 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 124%
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
189GB free
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 292 292 290 290 289 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 932
Write 302
Mixed 353
SusWrite 291
103% 470 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 37.3
168% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 434
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 245
216% 327 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 122%
Great: 147%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4SFD824A.C16FBD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
77.4% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 24.6
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 24.9
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R2 Builds (Compare 875 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 15 R2

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