Alienware m15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics66.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive151% 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.
SystemAlienware m15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m15 R2
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191018
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateMay 29 '20 at 06:19
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 93.3
1-Core 132
2-Core 244
89% 156 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 762
74% 608 Pts
64-Core 981
61% 981 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 093B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3588 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
66.5% Good
Lighting 75.1
Reflection 86.8
Parallax 65.6
61% 75.8 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 81.5
Splatting 77.3
77% 96.6 fps
Poor: 49%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PC SN520 NVMe WDC 256GB
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20220012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 445 424 420 422 356 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
151% Outstanding
Read 1,040
Write 1,148
Mixed 725
SusWrite 419
187% 833 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 51.4
158% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 622
DQ Write 905
DQ Mixed 721
557% 749 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 151%
Great: 184%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
413GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1977 989 831 830 831 830 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
283% Outstanding
Read 2,099
Write 1,966
Mixed 1,553
SusWrite 1,048
374% 1,667 MB/s
4K Read 63.2
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 81
265% 89.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,265
DQ Write 1,091
DQ Mixed 1,166
877% 1,174 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 283%
Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
330GB free
Firmware: 3202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 394 395 386 390 387 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 323
Write 315
Mixed 313
SusWrite 386
76% 334 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 38.1
4K Mixed 29.2
93% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 152
112% 147 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 4ATS1G64HZ-2G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 22.9
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 27.5
73% 25.7 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 81.6%
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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