Alienware m15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics34.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive203% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware m15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m15 R2
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191018
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 25 '20 at 04:05
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9980HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Memory 83.2
1-Core 144
2-Core 280
92% 169 Pts
4-Core 531
8-Core 985
91% 758 Pts
64-Core 1,144
71% 1,144 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 093B) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4575
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
34.9% Below average
Lighting 6.73
Reflection 131
Parallax 116
6% 84.6 fps
MRender 143
Gravity 108
Splatting 95.2
92% 115 fps
Poor: 73%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 102%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1013 702 715 717 693 445 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
203% Outstanding
Read 1,431
Write 1,904
Mixed 1,464
SusWrite 714
311% 1,378 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 62.3
208% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 913
DQ Write 752
DQ Mixed 834
624% 833 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 203%
Great: 223%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
485GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2179 2162 1138 1154 1156 1150 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
276% Outstanding
Read 1,942
Write 1,633
Mixed 1,426
SusWrite 1,490
364% 1,623 MB/s
4K Read 52
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 69.2
221% 73.9 MB/s
DQ Read 894
DQ Write 826
DQ Mixed 885
657% 868 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 276%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 4ATS1G64HZ-2G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.4% Good
MC Read 23.6
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 19.9
65% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 14.1
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 62.4%
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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