Alienware 15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.03% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
SystemAlienware 15  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 21 '18 at 23:06
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4720HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
70.1% Very good
Memory 81.1
1-Core 103
2-Core 185
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 482
50% 401 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 0685) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.03% Terrible
Lighting 4.03
Reflection 26.3
Parallax 6.56
3% 12.3 fps
MRender 9.1
Gravity 2.47
Splatting 8.09
5% 6.55 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.03%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit L8T-128L9G-11 M.2 2280 128GB
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H87110C
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 442
Write 332
Mixed 260
76% 345 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 60
4K Mixed 31.3
113% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 208
186% 281 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 90%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB
61GB free
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 469 458 471 473 477 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 478
Mixed 371
SusWrite 460
101% 450 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 57.3
193% 67.9 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 124%
Great: 131%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
244GB free
Firmware: JA0OA710
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 76 76 77 75 76 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
42.4% Average
Read 72.2
Write 74.3
Mixed 29
SusWrite 75.3
46% 62.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
55.6% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 16.6
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 18.4
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 78.5
51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 Builds (Compare 425 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 15

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