Alienware m15

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way 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. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	74.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware m15 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0CNR45
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191025
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '19 at 01:33
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	SYC-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8750H 442,631 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 124 2-Core 234 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 731 74% 599 Pts	64-Core 926 57% 926 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q) 9,069 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Dell(1028 08A1) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4141 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Lighting 94.5 Reflection 96.7 Parallax 87.7 77% 93 fps	MRender 85.4 Gravity 83.8 Splatting 82 68% 83.8 fps
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 69%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN520 WD 128GB 284 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20200012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 858 Write 717 Mixed 833 179% 802 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 52.8 187% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 434 DQ Write 438 DQ Mixed 230 230% 367 MB/s
Poor: 86% Great: 137%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 930GB free Firmware: SDM3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 102 Write 71.2 Mixed 52.7 56% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 5.5 1,512% 9.77 MB/s
Poor: 20% Great: 70%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 9,009 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 533GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 70 Write 50 Mixed 21.3 54% 47.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 43%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 4TB 210 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1.5TB free, PID 0110 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 132 Write 142 Mixed 67.5 141% 114 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 159% 5.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 76%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 5TB 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2TB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 217 Write 165 Mixed 68.3 173% 150 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 6.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 81%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 6TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2.5TB free, PID d002 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 201 Write 194 Mixed 80.8 192% 159 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 179% 7.4 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 86%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 6TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 5.5TB free, PID d002 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 213 Write 209 Mixed 81.8 203% 168 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 186% 7.17 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 86%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 6TB 120 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4TB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 161 Write 164 Mixed 76 164% 133 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 174% 6.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 83%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 6TB 88 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2TB free, PID 0110 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 164 Write 168 Mixed 72.7 165% 135 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 170% 5.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 84%
SDXC Card 256GB 3,434 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 234GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 80 Write 49.7 Mixed 48 70% 59.2 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 4 265% 4.77 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB 18,486 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 22.6 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 24.4 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 84%

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System: Alienware m15

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	431x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	182x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	30x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	329x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples	107x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	57x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	49x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc401Bench 146%, 10,182 samples	32x
PC401 SK hy 512GBNvmeBench 145%, 2,079 samples	22x

RAM
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 13,906 samples	113x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 18,486 samples	79x
KHYXPX-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 76%, 5,852 samples	52x

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Value: 37% - Below average

Total price: $33

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16