Alienware m15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.49% 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 Drive204% 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 0NNRFD
Memory5.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190830
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 03 '19 at 02:32
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 (98th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Memory 89.9
1-Core 123
2-Core 251
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 720
74% 595 Pts
64-Core 993
62% 993 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 08A1) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7063
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
6.49% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 98.7
Parallax 7.69
5% 37.5 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 6.63
Splatting 14.8
9% 11.1 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.49%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1008 709 716 711 713 714 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
204% Outstanding
Read 1,583
Write 1,945
Mixed 592
SusWrite 762
273% 1,220 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 47
175% 63.7 MB/s
DQ Read 991
DQ Write 821
DQ Mixed 763
611% 859 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 204%
Great: 223%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
931GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 109 110 109 106 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 111
Write 103
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 108
69% 94 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 2.4
424% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata AO1P26KC8T1-BXFSHC 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.3% Good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 18.9
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 22.5
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m15 Builds (Compare 647 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

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