Alienware M15x

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	8.64% 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 Drive	43.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware M15x (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware
Memory	3.2 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100507
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '20 at 22:30
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 Q 740-$190 13,278 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.75 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 91.2 1-Core 56.4 2-Core 92.4 54% 80 Pts	4-Core 152 8-Core 213 23% 183 Pts	64-Core 220 14% 220 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 1,228 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Dell(1028 02A2) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	8.64% Terrible	Lighting 11.4 Reflection 8.38 Parallax 9.31 9% 9.71 fps	MRender 8.05 Gravity 8.33 Splatting 9.96 7% 8.78 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.64% Great: 9%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-128M6S-HP 128GB 1,677 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC71704 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 205 208 210 210 191 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	43.3% Average	Read 226 Write 203 Mixed 186 SusWrite 205 46% 205 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 17.8 4K Mixed 14.2 49% 15.3 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 119 97% 139 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KF073F-ELD 80CE M471B5273CH0-CH9 6GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	33.3% Below average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 9.6 MC Mixed 9.9 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 9.9 26% 9.2 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 36%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical M15x Builds (Compare 145 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M15x

CPU
Core i7 Q 740Intel $190Bench 54%, 13,278 samples	49x
Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples	46x
Core i7 Q 840Intel $85Bench 56%, 1,339 samples	10x

GPU
GeForce GTX 260MNvidiaBench 5%, 1,120 samples	42x
GeForce GTX 460MNvidiaBench 6%, 3,887 samples	24x
Mobility Radeon HD 5730AMDBench 4%, 2,535 samples	20x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x
Force 3 180GBCorsair $384Bench 46%, 1,204 samples	4x
330 Series 120GBIntel $188Bench 68%, 11,188 samples	4x

RAM
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 40%, 8,137 samples	8x
Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 53%, 4,121 samples	6x
M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 41%, 10,285 samples	5x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $218

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16