Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 37% Jet ski	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 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 37.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	2.42% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	97.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 80% 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.

System	Alienware 15 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15 R2
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '19 at 19:38
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	80%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Memory 60.7 1-Core 25.2 2-Core 46 31% 44 Pts	4-Core 84.6 8-Core 135 14% 110 Pts	64-Core 135 8% 135 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0708) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	2.42% Terrible	Lighting 2.5 Reflection 29.8 Parallax 2.47 2% 11.6 fps	MRender 3.9 Gravity 2.27 Splatting 5 3% 3.72 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.42% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB70H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 315 320 324 323 323 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 949 Write 878 Mixed 644 SusWrite 347 158% 705 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 36.8 4K Mixed 28.9 99% 31.3 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 181 134% 178 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 236%
Toshiba MK7559GSXF 750GB 1,514 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 698GB free Firmware: GQ108B SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 102 101 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 102 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 102 59% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC Micron 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 16GB 211 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	43.9% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 18.1 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 8.2 23% 7.97 GB/s	Latency 126 32% 126 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 79%

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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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System: Alienware 15 R2

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	632x
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	123x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	120x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	485x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	172x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	95x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	213x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	34x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	24x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	235x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	113x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	76x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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