Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	40.6% 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	92.6% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware 15 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170705
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '18 at 14:27
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	72.3% Very good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 70.6 2-Core 170 65% 110 Pts	4-Core 298 8-Core 490 48% 394 Pts	64-Core 490 30% 490 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 72.3% 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. 24.21.13.9836 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.6% Average	Lighting 56.7 Reflection 62.2 Parallax 51 46% 56.6 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 57.1 Splatting 0.13 30% 41.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM871b M.2 2280 128GB 2,851 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: MVT22D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 154 153 147 133 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 432 Mixed 376 SusWrite 146 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 47.4 160% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 344 260% 348 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 101%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 245GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 115 115 124 123 124 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 101 Write 96.4 Mixed 33 SusWrite 118 63% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 101% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.9% 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 (83^rd percentile)	75.5% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 21.9 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 22.7 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 78%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	1,119x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	368x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	245x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	956x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	627x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	176x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	121x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	107x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $50Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	76x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	549x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	110x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 2,972 samples	100x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16