Alienware 15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics34.1% 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 Drive86.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 Alienware 15
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 18 '19 at 17:49
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User SGP-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Memory 81
1-Core 89.1
2-Core 200
70% 123 Pts
4-Core 342
8-Core 521
54% 432 Pts
64-Core 516
32% 516 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M
Dell(1028 0685) 3GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1972
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
34.1% Below average
Lighting 43.6
Reflection 41
Parallax 36.8
36% 40.5 fps
MRender 43.2
Gravity 37.8
Splatting 34.8
31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 34.1%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256M6G-2280 256GB
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 330 381 340 353 366 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Read 449
Write 389
Mixed 267
SusWrite 358
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 51.8
4K Mixed 27.7
105% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 223
194% 288 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 100%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 2BA30003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 91 105 106 100 106 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
59.5% Above average
Read 105
Write 74.7
Mixed 60.3
SusWrite 102
63% 85.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KN2M64-ETB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
54.7% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 16.6
54% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 17.7
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 78.7
51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 54.7%
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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