Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	82% 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 Drive	82.4% 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.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware 15 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210607
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '21 at 07:52
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 119 2-Core 216 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 569 60% 478 Pts	64-Core 567 35% 567 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 07C0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Lighting 99.3 Reflection 128 Parallax 99.2 81% 109 fps	MRender 96.5 Gravity 100 Splatting 108 84% 102 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKF180H6 SATA 180GB 873 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSFD43N SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 137 81 83 83 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 460 Write 387 Mixed 364 SusWrite 102 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 43.2 145% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 208 176% 257 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 84%
Kbg40znt256g TOSHIBA MEMORY 256GB 3,446 User benchmarks, average bench 164% 238GB free Firmware: 0105AELA SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 333 366 453 258 613 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 1,208 Write 996 Mixed 430 SusWrite 411 169% 761 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 76.1 210% 83.9 MB/s	DQ Read 894 DQ Write 667 DQ Mixed 686 538% 749 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 218%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 748GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 124 114 98 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 126 Write 123 Mixed 30 SusWrite 114 71% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 114% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6MFR8N-UH 2x8GB 1,808 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 22.5 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 23 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 78%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 59: 9R 4G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
59%	52%	29	254	172	60	15.5"	1536 864	AUO60ED

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Gaming 49%

Yacht

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

System: Alienware 15 R3

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,109x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	368x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	242x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	951x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	622x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	175x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	121x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	106x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	76x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	547x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,851 samples	110x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 2,972 samples	100x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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