Alienware 15 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics19.4% 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 Drive178% 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.
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 (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 15 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R4
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180810
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJan 14 '19 at 17:37
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 88.1
1-Core 123
2-Core 242
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 542
62% 485 Pts
64-Core 602
37% 602 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 with Max-Q Design
Dell(1028 0887) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1708 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
19.4% Very poor
Lighting 10
Reflection 11.6
Parallax 70.5
8% 30.7 fps
MRender 11.2
Gravity 67.9
Splatting 63.7
41% 47.6 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 19.4%
Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD71D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1002 270 293 292 300 295 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
178% Outstanding
Read 1,807
Write 1,277
Mixed 1,014
SusWrite 409
250% 1,127 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 70.9
4K Mixed 42.3
146% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 851
DQ Write 766
DQ Mixed 759
583% 792 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 178%
Great: 255%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: SDM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 161 174 175 171 168 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 170
Mixed 75.4
SusWrite 170
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
228% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6D1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
77% Very good
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 22.6
78% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 23.4
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 77%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware 15 R4

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