Alienware 15

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Alienware 15 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20190529
Uptime	20.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '20 at 22:07
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4710HQ 69,536 User benchmarks, average bench 58% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	64% Good	Memory 81 1-Core 75.2 2-Core 150 61% 102 Pts	4-Core 255 8-Core 391 40% 323 Pts	64-Core 389 24% 389 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0685) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4414 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.88% Terrible	Lighting 3.83 Reflection 51.9 Parallax 6.66 3% 20.8 fps	MRender 9.14 Gravity 2.47 Splatting 7.74 5% 6.45 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.88% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 598GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 74 72 73 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 475 Write 67.5 Mixed 118 SusWrite 72.4 40% 183 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 68.9 4K Mixed 22.8 94% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 66.9 DQ Mixed 109 85% 121 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BF160B.C16 2x8GB 9,208 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	53.6% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 16.6 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 17.7 42% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 78.8 51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware 15

CPU
Core i7-4710HQIntelBench 58%, 69,536 samples	206x
Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 58%, 80,960 samples	148x
Core i5-4210HIntelBench 55%, 12,540 samples	66x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	256x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	98x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	47x

SSD
PM851 M.2 2280 128GBSamsungBench 55%, 1,404 samples	47x
L8T-256L9G-11 M.2 2280 256GBLiteonitBench 80%, 846 samples	44x
L8T-128L9G-11 M.2 2280 128GBLiteonitBench 75%, 553 samples	20x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	93x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 30,280 samples	40x
KN2M64-ETB 2x8GBKingstonBench 51%, 2,986 samples	33x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16