Alienware m15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics72.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive215% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware m15  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0FVTKF
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190830
Uptime11.3 Days
Run DateJan 28 '20 at 16:03
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 741
74% 603 Pts
64-Core 935
58% 935 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)
Dell(1028 08A1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.14
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Lighting 90.7
Reflection 85
Parallax 81.7
74% 85.8 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 80
Splatting 76.7
69% 86.1 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 72%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1146 389 390 401 401 399 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
215% Outstanding
Read 1,901
Write 1,613
Mixed 1,237
SusWrite 521
294% 1,318 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 59.7
200% 68.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,124
DQ Write 914
DQ Mixed 779
648% 939 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 215%
Great: 242%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
793GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 125 123 114 129 115 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 63.2
Write 8.5
Mixed 66.8
SusWrite 120
48% 64.6 MB/s
4K Read 4.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1.5
388% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 53%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
78% Very good
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 22.2
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 25
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 61.3
65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 78%
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%
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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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