Alienware m15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.14% 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 Drive278% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware m15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m15 R2
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190719
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 06 '19 at 01:47
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 82.9
1-Core 133
2-Core 261
87% 159 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 660
73% 574 Pts
64-Core 828
51% 828 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 093B) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7063
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.14% Terrible
Lighting 6.77
Reflection 67.4
Parallax 8.31
6% 27.5 fps
MRender 13.3
Gravity 7.2
Splatting 16
10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.14%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB
645GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1591 1539 1569 1568 1584 1571 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
278% Outstanding
Read 1,818
Write 1,784
Mixed 1,196
SusWrite 1,570
358% 1592 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 61.3
202% 70.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,080
DQ Write 1007
DQ Mixed 1,031
777% 1,039 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 278%
Great: 312%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA851S6CJR6N-VK 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
66.6% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 18.7
63% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 34.2
SC Mixed 25.8
75% 26.4 GB/s
Latency 75.3
53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 74%

 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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