Alienware 15 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81.3% 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 Drive240% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemAlienware 15 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R3
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit,
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20200721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 01 '21 at 14:00
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 12%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 86.7
1-Core 107
2-Core 192
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 482
52% 414 Pts
64-Core 434
27% 434 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 07C0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Lighting 99.1
Reflection 126
Parallax 99
81% 108 fps
MRender 95.1
Gravity 97.9
Splatting 106
82% 99.7 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1005 809 795 777 782 783 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
240% Outstanding
Read 2,128
Write 1,922
Mixed 1392
SusWrite 825
350% 1,567 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 84.1
226% 83.1 MB/s
DQ Read 874
DQ Write 539
DQ Mixed 708
527% 707 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 240%
Great: 340%
SK hynix SC308 SATA 128GB
75GB free
Firmware: 30001P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 126 126 127 126 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 41% Great: 93%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
182GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 126 125 126 126 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 74.8
Write 76
Mixed 17.9
SusWrite 125
53% 73.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.5
101% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
75.1% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 22.3
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 20.1
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 49%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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System: Alienware 15 R3

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