Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive128% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware 15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 06D1WD
Memory23 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 11 '20 at 15:32
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
65.9% Good
Memory 70.4
1-Core 93.4
2-Core 178
65% 114 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 518
52% 424 Pts
64-Core 524
32% 524 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0708) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 6.33
Reflection 40
Parallax 6.34
5% 17.6 fps
Gravity 5.87
Splatting 0.09
2% 2.98 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PCIe SSD 512GB
274GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 977 419 484 497 488 494 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 1,077
Write 1,964
Mixed 1,127
SusWrite 560
268% 1,182 MB/s
4K Read 7
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 9.3
97% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 415
DQ Write 659
DQ Mixed 813
538% 629 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 128%
Great: 242%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
216GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 387 418 424 427 427 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 465
Write 418
Mixed 373
SusWrite 413
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 87.6
4K Mixed 51.1
171% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 325
246% 331 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 112%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4SFD8213.C16FBD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.7% Good
MC Read 22.6
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 19.4
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 22.9
SC Mixed 18.3
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R2 Builds (Compare 875 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 15 R2

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