Alienware 15 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.1% 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 Drive223% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 15 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R4
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181005
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 22 '19 at 07:45
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 144
2-Core 255
93% 164 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 676
70% 563 Pts
64-Core 865
54% 865 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0876) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.27
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 113
Parallax 94.2
85% 104 fps
MRender 97.4
Gravity 97.8
Splatting 98.7
80% 97.9 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
417GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1247 1193 1289 1291 965 753 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
223% Outstanding
Read 1,387
Write 1298
Mixed 813
SusWrite 1,123
259% 1,155 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 57.9
200% 72.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,112
DQ Write 564
DQ Mixed 585
502% 754 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 223%
Great: 248%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA490
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 136 136 138 136 138 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 141
Write 147
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 137
82% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
MC Read 32.6
MC Write 34.9
MC Mixed 26.9
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 37.5
SC Mixed 27.7
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 89%

 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%
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System: Alienware 15 R4

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