Alienware m15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.96% 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 Drive169% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware m15  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0FVTKF
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190429
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 08 '19 at 05:48
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 (100th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 89.3
1-Core 130
2-Core 256
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 832
82% 670 Pts
64-Core 966
60% 966 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 08A1) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6793
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.96% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 86.2
Parallax 7.97
6% 33.6 fps
MRender 12.3
Gravity 7.03
Splatting 15.5
10% 11.6 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.96%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 544 351 365 363 364 363 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
169% Outstanding
Read 1,452
Write 786
Mixed 611
SusWrite 392
179% 810 MB/s
4K Read 52
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 43.7
191% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 535
DQ Write 784
DQ Mixed 462
405% 593 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 169%
Great: 191%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
931GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 128 133 132 132 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 120
Write 108
Mixed 66
SusWrite 130
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 2.4
459% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 70%
WD Passport X 107D 2TB
35GB free, PID 107d
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 22 20 17 18 18 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
7.16% Terrible
Read 16.7
Write 17
Mixed 13.5
SusWrite 18.7
23% 16.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.2
14% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 7.16%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 16GB
2667, 2667 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
78.7% Very good
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 22.3
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 30.3
SC Mixed 25.5
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m15 Builds (Compare 646 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

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