Alienware m15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive116% 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.
SystemAlienware m15  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0WCNK6
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190605
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 29 '19 at 22:44
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 88
1-Core 127
2-Core 252
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 780
78% 632 Pts
64-Core 1,032
64% 1,032 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 08A1) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3122
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Lighting 68.5
Reflection 71.5
Parallax 63.8
56% 67.9 fps
MRender 66.8
Gravity 59
Splatting 64.3
52% 63.4 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Bc501 NVMe SK hynix 128GB
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 184 184 187 187 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 1,061
Write 393
Mixed 398
SusWrite 193
112% 511 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 97.6
4K Mixed 36.2
163% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 231
190% 270 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 116%
Great: 117%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
931GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 104 124 131 134 134 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 108
Write 70
Mixed 104
SusWrite 116
74% 99.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 4.5
647% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 31.9
MC Mixed 23.1
83% 29.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 27.6
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware m15

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $33
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