Alienware 15 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	193% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Alienware 15 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15 R4
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201028
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '21 at 01:10
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-8950HK 14,729 User benchmarks, average bench 74% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 226 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 568 60% 477 Pts	64-Core 722 45% 722 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Dell(1028 0887) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.35 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 96.1 Reflection 123 Parallax 96.3 78% 105 fps	Gravity 95.8 Splatting 104 89% 99.8 fps
Poor: 48% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 258GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1104 851 794 844 808 674 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,567 Write 1,918 Mixed 1,719 SusWrite 846 341% 1,513 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 59.6 187% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 494 DQ Write 403 DQ Mixed 438 331% 445 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 486%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 9,737 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 27GB free Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 731 688 706 827 654 817 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 1,586 Write 333 Mixed 688 SusWrite 737 184% 836 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 39.3 138% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 532 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 286 255% 390 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 251%
Sabrent Rocket nano 1TB 301 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 29GB free Firmware: RKT301.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,294 Write 837 Mixed 1,384 261% 1,172 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 58.4 192% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 535 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 428 324% 440 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 254%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 24GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 80 79 80 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 94 Write 85.6 Mixed 22.1 SusWrite 78.7 51% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 2x16GB 7,078 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 26.7 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 27.1 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	23.1"	1280 720	GSM5791 E2350

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 33%

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System: Alienware 15 R4

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	186x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	47x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	104x
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	91x
GTX 1080 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 78%, 3,293 samples	39x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	41x
NVMe Samsung 256GBPm981Bench 192%, 5,350 samples	17x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	16x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	85x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 18,486 samples	19x
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 2x16GBUnknownBench 81%, 3,590 samples	15x

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Value: 37% - Below average

Total price: $33

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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