Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive152% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory18.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171211
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 15 '18 at 07:10
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 116
2-Core 223
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 590
62% 496 Pts
64-Core 569
35% 569 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
399GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 575 558 194 245 242 246 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
152% Outstanding
Read 1,109
Write 584
Mixed 464
SusWrite 343
138% 625 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 43.9
179% 68.7 MB/s
DQ Read 888
DQ Write 590
DQ Mixed 593
482% 690 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 152%
Great: 172%
WD WD20SPZX-11CRAT0 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 83 89 89 85 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
57.6% Above average
Read 113
Write 95.7
Mixed 72.2
SusWrite 86.1
68% 91.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.3
167% 2 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 009C2B16 HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 24GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 16384 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
76.1% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 22.7
78% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 23.6
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R3 Builds (Compare 1,992 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

System: Alienware 15 R3

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HDDRAMUSB
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