Alienware 15 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.4% 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 Drive202% 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 15 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R4
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime438.4 Days
Run DateMar 29 '21 at 07:52
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 94.6
1-Core 131
2-Core 245
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 607
61% 497 Pts
64-Core 742
46% 742 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 83%
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: 436.15
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 126
Parallax 109
84% 113 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 109
Splatting 106
88% 108 fps
Poor: 61%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB
96GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1090 380 387 383 331 354 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 1,800
Write 1,595
Mixed 1,139
SusWrite 488
280% 1,255 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 97.1
4K Mixed 57.7
190% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,015
DQ Write 825
DQ Mixed 788
626% 876 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 202%
Great: 242%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA490
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 129 132 132 133 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Read 139
Write 140
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 131
79% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3E1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
75.3% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 21.1
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 23.9
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 58.3
69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 75.3%
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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