Alienware 15 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics94% 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 Drive289% 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.
SystemAlienware 15 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15 R4
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191021
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 04 '19 at 02:10
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 143
2-Core 278
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 532
8-Core 639
76% 586 Pts
64-Core 823
51% 823 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 0876) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1873 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.28
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 145
Parallax 116
95% 126 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 118
Splatting 107
92% 112 fps
Poor: 61%
This bench: 94%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96
834GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1677 1700 1601 1528 1571 1552 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
289% Outstanding
Read 1,575
Write 1,923
Mixed 1,183
SusWrite 1,605
355% 1,571 MB/s
4K Read 62.2
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 76.8
255% 85.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,238
DQ Write 943
DQ Mixed 1,065
804% 1,082 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 289%
Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$380
1TB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 472 467 470 473 472 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 448
Mixed 441
SusWrite 470
104% 463 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 68.8
4K Mixed 43.3
141% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 321
242% 324 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 107%
Great: 133%
Micron_5 210_MTFDDAK3 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: D2M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 308 289 297 293 295 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
56.6% Above average
Read 406
Write 284
Mixed 298
SusWrite 298
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 37.6
4K Mixed 17.7
61% 22.5 MB/s
DQ Read 75.4
DQ Write 68.1
DQ Mixed 76.4
56% 73.3 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KHX2666C15S4/16G 01980000802C KHX2666C15S4/16G 32GB
2667, 2667 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
MC Read 33.2
MC Write 33.7
MC Mixed 29.3
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 37.7
SC Mixed 28.2
83% 29 GB/s
Latency 54.2
74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 88%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 R4 Builds (Compare 253 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback