Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 30.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics40.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive52.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAlienware 15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0950W2
Memory26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190530
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 20 '20 at 17:09
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
30.6% Below average
Memory 45.8
1-Core 25.1
2-Core 48.7
26% 39.9 Pts
4-Core 84.8
8-Core 132
13% 109 Pts
64-Core 135
8% 135 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0708) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5206
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
40.2% Average
Lighting 46.6
Reflection 53.8
Parallax 53.9
38% 51.4 fps
MRender 62
Gravity 50.6
Splatting 51.7
44% 54.8 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon L8H-128V2G-11 M.2 2280 128GB
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: F87110A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 127 112 112 112 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 391
Write 144
Mixed 198
SusWrite 125
47% 215 MB/s
4K Read 16.5
4K Write 33.1
4K Mixed 20.6
69% 23.4 MB/s
DQ Read 190
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 152
118% 163 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 84%
Nvme CT1000P 1TB
720GB free
Firmware: P3CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 869 913 895 873 967 989 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
151% Outstanding
Read 1,002
Write 1,003
Mixed 911
SusWrite 918
216% 958 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 55.3
4K Mixed 42.2
139% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 246
185% 247 MB/s
Poor: 128%
This bench: 151%
Great: 299%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 135 140 140 137 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
74.9% Very good
Read 128
Write 133
Mixed 68
SusWrite 132
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CB16GS2666.C8ET 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
44.1% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 19
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 7.9
22% 7.87 GB/s
Latency 177
23% 177 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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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