Alienware 15 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.4% 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 Drive74.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 15 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R4
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 04 '18 at 15:21
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 103
2-Core 202
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 606
61% 493 Pts
64-Core 717
44% 717 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0887) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 389.7
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 112
Parallax 93.9
84% 103 fps
MRender 96.1
Gravity 97.3
Splatting 103
82% 98.9 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 82%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 1100 SATA 256GB
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0DL022 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 475
Write 431
Mixed 437
100% 448 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 32.9
4K Mixed 21.9
69% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 57.4
74% 133 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CRC 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
75.4% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 21.6
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 31.7
SC Mixed 22.9
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R4 Builds (Compare 251 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

System: Alienware 15 R4

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