Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.35% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive39% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170517
Uptime24.3 Days
Run DateOct 09 '18 at 23:06
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
68.5% Good
Memory 77.7
1-Core 59.6
2-Core 164
58% 100 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 534
52% 427 Pts
64-Core 542
34% 542 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0772) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
5.35% Terrible
Lighting 5.9
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 6.03
5% 7.81 fps
MRender 4.95
Gravity 5.43
Splatting 11.4
6% 7.27 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.35%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 M.2 2280 256GB
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT25D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 39 38 36 36 47 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
39% Below average
Read 297
Write 51.7
Mixed 84
SusWrite 40.4
26% 118 MB/s
4K Read 10.2
4K Write 32.9
4K Mixed 14.5
52% 19.2 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 48.8
DQ Mixed 63.8
81% 153 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 39%
Great: 85%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
31GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 93 99 94 91 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
52.4% Above average
Read 87.8
Write 85
Mixed 19.3
SusWrite 94.8
52% 71.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.3% Below average
MC Read 11.7
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 8.5
29% 10 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 8.6
SC Mixed 9.1
25% 8.83 GB/s
Latency 84.9
47% 84.9 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 42%

 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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