Alienware m15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics101% 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 Drive195% 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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemAlienware m15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m15 R2
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190719
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 05 '19 at 17:12
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9980HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 146
2-Core 283
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 921
85% 711 Pts
64-Core 1,295
80% 1,295 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 093B) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3153
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 134
Parallax 130
106% 132 fps
MRender 146
Gravity 108
Splatting 98.2
94% 117 fps
Poor: 73%
This bench: 101%
Great: 102%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
415GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 970 710 722 724 722 724 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
195% Outstanding
Read 1,288
Write 1,220
Mixed 483
SusWrite 762
210% 938 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 47.3
185% 69.9 MB/s
DQ Read 989
DQ Write 830
DQ Mixed 776
618% 865 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 195%
Great: 223%
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
477GB free
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 970 705 708 705 710 707 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
205% Outstanding
Read 1,338
Write 1,081
Mixed 530
SusWrite 751
206% 925 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 52.1
199% 75.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,052
DQ Write 969
DQ Mixed 749
633% 923 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 205%
Great: 223%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMAA1GS6CMR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
79.7% Very good
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 21.2
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 33
SC Mixed 27.2
77% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 55
73% 55 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 79.7%
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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