Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	42.7% 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	246% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware 15 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 06D1WD
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190530
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '20 at 22:06
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 101 2-Core 187 72% 124 Pts	4-Core 329 8-Core 525 52% 427 Pts	64-Core 522 32% 522 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 69%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Dell(1028 068B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.7% Average	Lighting 49.5 Reflection 67.8 Parallax 70 40% 62.4 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 52.4 Splatting 55.8 47% 58.2 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 53%
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) 213,495 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 0708) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.7990 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.49% Terrible	Lighting 6.63 Reflection 9.96 Parallax 6.91 5% 7.83 fps	MRender 10.7 Gravity 6.47 Splatting 13.3 9% 10.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.49% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP1000CM30001 1TB 2,962 User benchmarks, average bench 227% 837GB free (System drive) Firmware: STPSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1972 2040 1603 1002 776 571 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1,586 Write 2,267 Mixed 1,710 SusWrite 1,327 390% 1,723 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 58.6 208% 76.9 MB/s	DQ Read 898 DQ Write 789 DQ Mixed 839 630% 842 MB/s
Poor: 151% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 296%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 931GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 462 447 435 430 446 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 450 Mixed 412 SusWrite 447 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 69.4 4K Mixed 44.7 139% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 340 255% 342 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 133%
Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP1000CM30001 1TB 2,962 User benchmarks, average bench 227% 931GB free Firmware: STPSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1375 1386 1325 1262 1209 976 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,195 Write 1,263 Mixed 1,204 SusWrite 1,256 278% 1,229 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 63.1 206% 76.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,018 DQ Write 885 DQ Mixed 929 703% 944 MB/s
Poor: 151% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 296%
JetFlash Transcend 64GB 3,351 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 1GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 23 11 15 31 29 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 20 Write 7.7 Mixed 34.6 SusWrite 19.4 28% 20.4 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.4 93% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GB 6,021 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23.9 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 24.3 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 76%

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

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System: Alienware 15 R2

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	632x
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	123x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	120x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	485x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	172x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	95x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	213x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	34x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	24x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	235x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	113x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	76x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
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Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16