Alienware m15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics1.72% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive153% 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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAlienware m15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m15 R2
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191018
Uptime15.9 Days
Run DateJun 10 '20 at 13:30
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing way below expectations (15th 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 1.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
52.4% Above average
Memory 74.8
1-Core 38.1
2-Core 87.7
44% 66.9 Pts
4-Core 164
8-Core 264
26% 214 Pts
64-Core 390
24% 390 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 093B) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.72% Terrible
Lighting 1.47
Reflection 95.5
Parallax 1.34
1% 32.8 fps
MRender 3
Gravity 2
Splatting 4.52
3% 3.17 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 1.72%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 512GB
320GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22001040 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 935 896 978 973 1002 951 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
153% Outstanding
Read 1,014
Write 901
Mixed 997
SusWrite 956
218% 967 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 50.4
4K Mixed 35.2
117% 38.5 MB/s
DQ Read 415
DQ Write 403
DQ Mixed 515
358% 444 MB/s
Poor: 101%
This bench: 153%
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: 1654 1013 994 974 975 990 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
166% Outstanding
Read 1051
Write 1,628
Mixed 1,238
SusWrite 1100
284% 1,254 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 64.1
4K Mixed 35.3
119% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 473
DQ Write 424
DQ Mixed 438
331% 445 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 166%
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 way below expectations (7th percentile)
61.9% Good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 22.5
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 11.7
34% 12 GB/s
Latency 90.8
44% 90.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 61.9%
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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