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Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 23.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics20.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.
SystemAlienware 15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R2
Memory2.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 16 '22 at 00:51
Run Duration220 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 42%
CPU Throttled 80%

 PC Performing way below expectations (11th 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
23.4% Poor
Memory 36.9
1-Core 20.9
2-Core 23.8
20% 27.2 Pts
4-Core 55
8-Core 120
10% 87.7 Pts
64-Core 118
7% 118 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 965M
Dell(1028 0708) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.15.1215
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
20.6% Poor
Lighting 30.2
Reflection 31
Parallax 0.3
25% 20.5 fps
MRender 26.3
Gravity 27.2
Splatting 0.1
13% 17.9 fps
Poor: 21%
This bench: 20.6%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8480G 480GB
279GB free
Firmware: SBFK62B3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 329 290 152 109 149 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 370
Write 199
Mixed 296
SusWrite 225
61% 272 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 26.3
4K Mixed 17.8
64% 20.6 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 143
107% 144 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 101%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$38
547GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 68 52 49 54 56 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
35.7% Below average
Read 66.6
Write 81.7
Mixed 49.2
SusWrite 57.4
47% 63.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
40.9% Average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 16.8
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 7.8
21% 7.4 GB/s
Latency 217
18% 217 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R2 Builds (Compare 906 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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