Alienware m15

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive243% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware m15  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04X5N0
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 24 '20 at 01:55
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8300H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 127
2-Core 247
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 582
60% 486 Pts
64-Core 576
36% 576 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)
Dell(1028 08A1) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5638
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 89.8
Reflection 85.7
Parallax 79.9
73% 85.1 fps
Gravity 74.7
Splatting 71.4
64% 73.1 fps
Poor: 45% Great: 72%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
266GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 747 636 637 632 629 620 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
243% Outstanding
Read 2,286
Write 1,910
Mixed 1,485
SusWrite 650
353% 1,583 MB/s
4K Read 56.7
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 70.2
236% 80.5 MB/s
DQ Read 949
DQ Write 765
DQ Mixed 852
639% 856 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 243%
Great: 296%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
330GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 77 70 75 73 79 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
34.9% Below average
Read 50.4
Write 61.2
Mixed 53.4
SusWrite 70.9
44% 59 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.1
63% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 70%
Intel HBRPEKNX0202AH 512GB
477GB free
Firmware: HPS1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 844 895 893 893 922 927 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 20% Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KHYXPX-MIE 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
44.3% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 11.5
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 13.8
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m15 Builds (Compare 647 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware m15

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $33
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