Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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.
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 50%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	67% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (51%). 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware 15 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory	14.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171211
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 24 '20 at 06:55
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	51%
CPU Throttled	99%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 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 below expectations (14^th percentile)	50% Average	Memory 61.6 1-Core 70.2 2-Core 132 52% 88 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 285 31% 248 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 73%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Dell(1028 079A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67% Good	Lighting 81.9 Reflection 93.2 Parallax 78.8 67% 84.6 fps	MRender 82 Gravity 79.6 Splatting 84.4 67% 82 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 88%
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile) 177,775 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Dell(1028 07C0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Lighting 62.6 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 58.8 51% 64.1 fps	MRender 69.4 Gravity 59.3 Splatting 65.3 53% 64.7 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 358 Write 282 Mixed 544 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 55.7 4K Mixed 41.3 88% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 598 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 150 164% 288 MB/s
Poor: 66% Great: 141%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 138GB free Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 378 395 384 387 393 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 406 Write 380 Mixed 334 SusWrite 386 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 53.1 4K Mixed 31.9 104% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 009D3616 CT16G4SFD824A.C16FBD 24GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 16384 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	45.9% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 16.8 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 2.7 SC Write 13.1 SC Mixed 13 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 123 32% 123 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 75%

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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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Workstation 41%

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System: Alienware 15 R3

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,111x
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	951x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	624x
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 $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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