Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive94.8% 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.
SystemAlienware 15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0DVV6W
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180108
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 05 '18 at 19:17
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User SYC-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70.4% Very good
Memory 77.7
1-Core 92
2-Core 198
69% 122 Pts
4-Core 345
8-Core 470
52% 407 Pts
64-Core 500
31% 500 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0708) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.8% Terrible
Lighting 7.13
Reflection 39.4
Parallax 7.06
6% 17.9 fps
MRender 9.76
Gravity 6.47
Splatting 14.3
9% 10.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.8%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 1,291
Write 291
Mixed 454
147% 679 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 87.1
4K Mixed 10.6
85% 38 MB/s
DQ Read 20.3
DQ Write 30.5
DQ Mixed 99.9
55% 50.2 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 147%
Seagate ST1000LM044 HN-M101SAD 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 2BD10001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Read 134
Write 138
Mixed 131
102% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 3.68
4K Mixed 0.43
144% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 78%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB
294GB free
Firmware: 0108
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
67.7% Good
Read 113
Write 123
Mixed 71.2
76% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.02
4K Write 3.59
4K Mixed 0.47
160% 1.69 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.6% Good
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 23.7
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 11
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 84.9
47% 84.9 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R2 Builds (Compare 875 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
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Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
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System: Alienware 15 R2

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