Alienware 15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.33% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive40.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemAlienware 15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0W15RD
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 23 '21 at 17:56
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 83.9
1-Core 102
2-Core 198
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 542
56% 449 Pts
64-Core 533
33% 533 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0708) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
2.33% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 55.2
Parallax 7.1
0% 20.8 fps
MRender 8.6
Gravity 6.4
Splatting 9.2
7% 8.07 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.33%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UI450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 54 61 37 72 62 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
40.2% Average
Read 402
Write 206
Mixed 281
SusWrite 66.1
53% 239 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 20.2
4K Mixed 13.4
53% 16.8 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 59.3
DQ Mixed 41.5
43% 72 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 52%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 74 94 97 94 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
48.9% Average
Read 75.7
Write 83.4
Mixed 54.1
SusWrite 94.1
56% 76.8 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 1.1
228% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
70% Good
MC Read 27
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 20.5
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 21.6
60% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 73.7
54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 7 5 60 15.5" 1280 697 SDC4C48
Typical 15 R2 Builds (Compare 870 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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