Alienware m15

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	151% 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 Drive	117% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware m15 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0DH3P0
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190605
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '19 at 15:44
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-8950HK 14,729 User benchmarks, average bench 74% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 262 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 808 79% 649 Pts	64-Core 1,025 63% 1,025 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 205 Reflection 221 Parallax 213 167% 213 fps	MRender 250 Gravity 208 Splatting 139 156% 199 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 270 247 226 237 224 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 1,000 Write 361 Mixed 447 SusWrite 246 113% 514 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 42.1 150% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 284 233% 332 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 193%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 419GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 963 96 104 96 102 141 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 901 Write 367 Mixed 1051 SusWrite 250 143% 642 MB/s	4K Read 54.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 66.5 223% 75.2 MB/s	DQ Read 627 DQ Write 862 DQ Mixed 270 337% 587 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 255%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 907GB free Firmware: SDM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 127 131 128 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 130 Write 114 Mixed 60 SusWrite 128 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 1.8 359% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB 20,439 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 26.6 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 26.5 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 90%

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

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Workstation 11%

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System: Alienware m15

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	431x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	183x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	30x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	329x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples	107x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	57x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	49x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc401Bench 146%, 10,182 samples	32x
PC401 SK hy 512GBNvmeBench 145%, 2,079 samples	22x

RAM
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 13,906 samples	114x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 18,486 samples	79x
KHYXPX-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 76%, 5,852 samples	52x

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Value: 37% - Below average

Total price: $33

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16