Alienware m15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics136% 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 Drive235% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware m15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m15 R2
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190719
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 26 '19 at 06:43
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 124
2-Core 254
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 745
70% 580 Pts
64-Core 915
57% 915 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4097
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
136% Outstanding
Lighting 189
Reflection 172
Parallax 165
154% 175 fps
MRender 196
Gravity 161
Splatting 119
126% 159 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 136%
Great: 174%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB
309GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 847 795 801 805 795 797 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
235% Outstanding
Read 1,840
Write 1,717
Mixed 1,454
SusWrite 807
326% 1,455 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 57.4
191% 68.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,284
DQ Write 1,078
DQ Mixed 1,184
886% 1,182 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 235%
Great: 332%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 4ATS1G64HZ-2G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.8% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 20.7
72% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 28.5
SC Mixed 22.1
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m15 R2 Builds (Compare 319 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware m15 R2

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