Alienware m15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 119%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics144% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive217% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware m15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m15 R2
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191018
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 03 '20 at 00:30
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 89
1-Core 135
2-Core 260
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 810
79% 646 Pts
64-Core 1,048
65% 1,048 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.53
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
144% Outstanding
Lighting 190
Reflection 205
Parallax 201
155% 199 fps
MRender 258
Gravity 199
Splatting 132
153% 196 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 144%
Great: 174%
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 093B) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.22% Terrible
Lighting 6.87
Reflection 11.6
Parallax 8.56
6% 9.01 fps
MRender 13.1
Gravity 7.37
Splatting 16.2
10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.22%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 512GB
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22001030 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 911 1151 1112 1145 1168 1185 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
217% Outstanding
Read 1,403
Write 1,232
Mixed 1,104
SusWrite 1,112
273% 1,213 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 77.3
4K Mixed 55
182% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 820
DQ Write 834
DQ Mixed 881
647% 845 MB/s
Poor: 101%
This bench: 217%
Great: 215%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140
1.5TB free
Firmware: RKT303.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1546 1045 1052 1050 1041 807 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
183% Outstanding
Read 1,140
Write 944
Mixed 771
SusWrite 1,090
222% 986 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 28.6
150% 73.6 MB/s
DQ Read 55.5
DQ Write 1,133
DQ Mixed 1,293
793% 827 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 183%
Great: 303%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMAA1GS6CMR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
82% Excellent
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 23.5
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 26.5
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 82%
Great: 84%

 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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