Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	32.7% 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 Drive	93.2% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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 80% 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 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15 R2
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151028
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '18 at 16:19
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	19%
CPU Throttled	80%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	56% Above average	Memory 72.3 1-Core 64.3 2-Core 126 53% 87.4 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 321 33% 268 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M 21,995 User benchmarks, average bench 31% Dell(1028 0708) 3GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8800 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Lighting 43 Reflection 39.5 Parallax 34.6 35% 39 fps	MRender 40.2 Gravity 35.4 Splatting 29.7 28% 35.1 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 33%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV128HCGR-000MV 128GB 6,124 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV75M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 146 147 148 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 610 Write 153 Mixed 183 SusWrite 147 60% 273 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 30.4 148% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 560 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 228 202% 314 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GB 45,898 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 10.4 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 11.9 SC Mixed 11.2 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 96.1 42% 96.1 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 42%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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System: Alienware 15 R2

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	627x
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	123x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	120x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	481x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	172x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	94x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	210x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	34x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	24x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	234x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	113x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	75x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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