Alienware 15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive68% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateOct 16 '19 at 11:07
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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 (100th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Memory 83
1-Core 103
2-Core 175
71% 120 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 517
55% 437 Pts
64-Core 527
33% 527 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 0685) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.97% Terrible
Lighting 4
Reflection 50.6
Parallax 6.66
3% 20.4 fps
MRender 9.1
Gravity 2.47
Splatting 7.74
5% 6.43 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.97%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 M.2 2280 128GB
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT25D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 134 135 127 122 133 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
68% Good
Read 476
Write 141
Mixed 154
SusWrite 129
49% 225 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 60.2
4K Mixed 21.5
100% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 65.8
98% 191 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 68%
Great: 74%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
916GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 105 107 106 104 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 97.2
Write 96
Mixed 52.7
SusWrite 106
64% 87.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KN2M64-ETB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
56.5% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.6
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 19.9
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 56.5%
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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