Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive106% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170224
Uptime14.9 Days
Run DateMar 03 '19 at 02:05
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Memory 89.3
1-Core 88.5
2-Core 170
69% 116 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 489
50% 405 Pts
64-Core 482
30% 482 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 389.12
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
16.7% Very poor
Lighting 10
Reflection 11.6
Parallax 35.5
8% 19 fps
MRender 8.48
Gravity 49.8
Splatting 55.8
33% 38 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 16.7%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme CX2-8B256-Q11 NV 256GB
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4881 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 601 635 625 640 634 645 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 929
Write 770
Mixed 526
SusWrite 630
160% 714 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 85.1
4K Mixed 21.3
94% 40.3 MB/s
DQ Read 17.3
DQ Write 85.5
DQ Mixed 24.9
27% 42.6 MB/s
Poor: 113%
This bench: 106%
Great: 206%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 120 122 121 123 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 123
Write 120
Mixed 23.1
SusWrite 121
70% 96.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.4
97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70.2%
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 (84th percentile)
75.6% Very good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 21.8
76% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 29.6
SC Mixed 23.2
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R3 Builds (Compare 1,991 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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