Alienware m15

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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.
Graphics	66.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	132% 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 (18%). 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 006P06
Memory	18.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190605
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '19 at 07:24
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 91 1-Core 100 2-Core 235 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 578 62% 496 Pts	64-Core 752 47% 752 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile Max-Q) 7,789 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Dell(1028 08A1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66.2% Good	Lighting 78.8 Reflection 88.8 Parallax 71.9 64% 79.9 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 77.6 Splatting 78 70% 87 fps
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 102%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KXG50PNV1T02 NVM 1TB 227 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 529GB free (System drive) Firmware: AFDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 36 283 479 491 575 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 1494 Write 51.7 Mixed 94.8 SusWrite 316 104% 489 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 45 4K Mixed 37.8 119% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 647 DQ Write 43.4 DQ Mixed 81.8 126% 257 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 248%
Nvme KXG50PNV1T02 NVM 1TB 227 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 800GB free Firmware: AFDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1042 1621 975 901 1293 1086 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,740 Write 1,685 Mixed 1,321 SusWrite 1,153 331% 1,475 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 52.5 183% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 928 DQ Write 806 DQ Mixed 809 622% 848 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 248%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 2x16GB 7,078 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 24.2 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 24.5 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	182x
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	113x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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