Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	82.7% 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	124% 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

System	Alienware 15 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181115
Uptime	34.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '19 at 19:16
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	19%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Memory 87.3 1-Core 100 2-Core 183 73% 124 Pts	4-Core 327 8-Core 475 50% 401 Pts	64-Core 557 34% 557 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 73.9% 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: 419.72 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 122 Parallax 102 84% 109 fps	MRender 95.2 Gravity 97.5 Splatting 102 81% 98.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 177 141 137 116 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 1,076 Write 558 Mixed 401 SusWrite 159 120% 548 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 34.3 146% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 816 DQ Write 388 DQ Mixed 324 314% 509 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 141%
Sandisk SD7SN6S128G1122 128GB 181 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 9GB free Firmware: X3310000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 478 Write 436 Mixed 263 87% 392 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 74 4K Mixed 35.4 130% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 218 180% 260 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 94%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 316GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 110 110 110 109 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 105 Write 106 Mixed 32 SusWrite 110 64% 88 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 75%
Staples USB Flash Drive 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 15GB free, PID 55a7 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 4 5.9 5 4.8 6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 22.7 Write 16.7 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 6 14% 11.8 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2.4 153% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 2x8GB 1,394 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	74% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 22.4 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 22.1 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 78%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 41%

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System: Alienware 15 R3

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,108x
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	950x
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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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