Alienware 15 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive115% 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.
SystemAlienware 15 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R4
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191021
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 21 '20 at 01:17
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-8950HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 94.6
1-Core 125
2-Core 225
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 349
8-Core 548
55% 449 Pts
64-Core 597
37% 597 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 0876) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1708 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 389.12
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 130
Parallax 103
88% 114 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 110
Splatting 97.2
85% 104 fps
Poor: 61%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 307 272 261 259 246 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 839
Write 673
Mixed 379
SusWrite 275
120% 542 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 43.2
154% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 436
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 417
304% 397 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 115%
Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 127 128 130 127 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Read 144
Write 139
Mixed 30.8
SusWrite 128
80% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KMKYF9-MID 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
77.4% Very good
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 21.6
76% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 26.5
72% 25 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R4 Builds (Compare 251 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

System: Alienware 15 R4

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