Alienware m15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive208% 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.
SystemAlienware m15  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02XT03
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190605
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 28 '19 at 20:10
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-8950HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Memory 89.5
1-Core 136
2-Core 234
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 570
8-Core 846
88% 708 Pts
64-Core 1,078
67% 1,078 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 08A1) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6793
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.8% Terrible
Lighting 6.53
Reflection 11.2
Parallax 7.81
5% 8.5 fps
MRender 11.8
Gravity 6.93
Splatting 15.3
10% 11.3 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.8%
Great: 6%
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286
Dell(1028 068B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 431.18
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
111% Outstanding
Lighting 147
Reflection 164
Parallax 150
120% 154 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 157
Splatting 114
103% 127 fps
Poor: 108%
This bench: 111%
Great: 132%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
285GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1195 945 615 665 541 421 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 1,679
Write 784
Mixed 886
SusWrite 730
226% 1,020 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 69.1
4K Mixed 36.4
138% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,378
DQ Write 1,067
DQ Mixed 1,150
880% 1,198 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 208%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS16G4S240FSD.16FAD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 25.5
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 30.5
SC Mixed 24.6
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m15 Builds (Compare 646 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware m15

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