Alienware m15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.07% 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 Drive176% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware m15  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0N8F19
Memory26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190326
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateJun 16 '19 at 12:07
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 (92nd percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 125
2-Core 249
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 737
69% 576 Pts
64-Core 1,022
63% 1,022 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 08A1) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6617
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.07% Terrible
Lighting 7.3
Reflection 97.7
Parallax 7.47
6% 37.5 fps
MRender 11.6
Gravity 6.37
Splatting 14.7
9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.07%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80007E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 546 607 606 589 601 607 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
176% Outstanding
Read 1,517
Write 1,096
Mixed 556
SusWrite 593
209% 941 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 96
4K Mixed 41.1
158% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 839
DQ Write 557
DQ Mixed 318
340% 571 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 176%
Great: 215%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 24.5
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 34.3
SC Mixed 25.9
75% 26.2 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m15 Builds (Compare 649 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

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