Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 28.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics60.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive38.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 21 '21 at 00:48
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
28.7% Poor
Memory 43.6
1-Core 22.9
2-Core 41.1
24% 35.9 Pts
4-Core 76
8-Core 111
12% 93.6 Pts
64-Core 109
7% 109 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 28.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.53
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.3% Good
Lighting 65.1
Reflection 87.1
Parallax 90.2
53% 80.8 fps
MRender 83.6
Gravity 88.8
Splatting 97.1
74% 89.8 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 128GB
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4152012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 81 70 59 62 54 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
38.4% Below average
Read 335
Write 196
Mixed 192
SusWrite 68.7
44% 198 MB/s
4K Read 13
4K Write 16.3
4K Mixed 13.6
46% 14.3 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 115
95% 138 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 87%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
640GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 122 123 124 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Read 136
Write 129
Mixed 29
SusWrite 123
75% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 75%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 32GB
30GB free, PID a820
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 55 56 55 57 42 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Read 171
Write 50
Mixed 38.3
SusWrite 50.1
84% 77.3 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 1.3
60% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
42.4% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 18.4
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 5.4
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 8.7
22% 7.53 GB/s
Latency 186
22% 186 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 42.4%
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 1,994 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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