Alienware m15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.05% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive201% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware m15  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0CNR45
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '19 at 23:24
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 126
2-Core 251
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 719
68% 566 Pts
64-Core 898
56% 898 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 08A1) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.05% Terrible
Lighting 7.23
Reflection 97.6
Parallax 7.31
6% 37.4 fps
MRender 11.8
Gravity 6.53
Splatting 14.5
9% 11 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.05%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC401 SK hy 512GB
427GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80006E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 647 600 605 610 606 609 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
201% Outstanding
Read 1,527
Write 1,009
Mixed 1,271
SusWrite 613
247% 1,105 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 58.1
195% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 935
DQ Write 966
DQ Mixed 820
652% 907 MB/s
Poor: 87%
This bench: 201%
Great: 194%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
931GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 122 124 125 125 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 122
Write 112
Mixed 65.4
SusWrite 122
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 2.2
424% 3 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
79.6% Very good
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 22.3
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 26.5
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m15 Builds (Compare 647 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware m15

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $33
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