Alienware 15 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive83.4% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware 15 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R4
Memory6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180522
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 05 '18 at 14:45
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-8950HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 94
1-Core 114
2-Core 211
81% 139 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 559
58% 469 Pts
64-Core 747
46% 747 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 0876) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1708 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 133
Parallax 106
82% 113 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 108
Splatting 95.7
83% 103 fps
Poor: 61%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80003E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 105 102 99 98 103 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Read 542
Write 109
Mixed 165
SusWrite 104
50% 230 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 34.8
139% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 472
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 152
148% 246 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 167%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
914GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 125 123 124 123 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 130
Write 111
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 123
70% 97.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
72.6% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 20.8
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 22.6
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 59.7
67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R4 Builds (Compare 252 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

System: Alienware 15 R4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $33
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