Alienware m15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.82% 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 Drive215% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware m15  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0WCNK6
Memory2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190417
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 23 '19 at 06:47
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
63.7% Good
Memory 80.9
1-Core 69.5
2-Core 138
58% 96 Pts
4-Core 252
8-Core 403
40% 328 Pts
64-Core 551
34% 551 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 08A1) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6860
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.82% Terrible
Lighting 7.2
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 7.44
6% 8.73 fps
MRender 8.57
Gravity 6.67
Splatting 14.7
9% 9.99 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.82%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
280GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1705 838 648 644 635 686 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
215% Outstanding
Read 1,895
Write 1808
Mixed 1,251
SusWrite 859
325% 1,453 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 93.5
4K Mixed 59.4
186% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 672
DQ Write 591
DQ Mixed 616
466% 626 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 215%
Great: 355%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
930GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 116 118 101 98 123 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 20% Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
39.6% Below average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 11.4
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 8.5
25% 8.9 GB/s
Latency 78.9
51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 47%

 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%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware m15

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