Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics29.9% 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 Drive55.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
SystemAlienware 15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0DVV6W
Memory5 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180108
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJun 07 '19 at 20:02
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
62.8% Good
Memory 80.7
1-Core 77.2
2-Core 139
60% 98.9 Pts
4-Core 243
8-Core 376
38% 310 Pts
64-Core 407
25% 407 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M
Dell(1028 0708) 3GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3086
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.9% Poor
Lighting 43.5
Reflection 39.8
Parallax 35.7
36% 39.7 fps
MRender 42.5
Gravity 37.6
Splatting 0.13
19% 26.7 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 512GB
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 151 37 52 43 50 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
55.7% Above average
Read 399
Write 362
Mixed 210
SusWrite 81.7
59% 263 MB/s
4K Read 13.9
4K Write 34.8
4K Mixed 22.9
69% 23.9 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 151
151% 246 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 97%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113
43GB free
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 384 387 338 280 337 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 318
Write 285
Mixed 226
SusWrite 344
66% 293 MB/s
4K Read 14.5
4K Write 35.1
4K Mixed 24.7
72% 24.8 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 282
230% 328 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 116%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
99GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3P0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 97 75 76 80 85 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
58.1% Above average
Read 116
Write 118
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 85.7
62% 85.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905668-002.A00G Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 12GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52% Above average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 16.2
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 15.4
43% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 79.2
50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R2 Builds (Compare 874 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 15 R2

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