Alienware 15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 15  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170728
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 19 '20 at 11:27
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4720HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 80
1-Core 113
2-Core 223
78% 139 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 584
64% 503 Pts
64-Core 580
36% 580 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 148
Reflection 154
Parallax 133
120% 145 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 143
Splatting 115
103% 127 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB
273GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 358 418 420 422 418 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 435
Mixed 354
SusWrite 383
92% 406 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 82.4
4K Mixed 49.2
159% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 269
223% 319 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 107%
Great: 131%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129
157GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 363 418 420 422 418 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 452
Write 437
Mixed 415
SusWrite 385
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 83.8
4K Mixed 43.1
146% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 267
210% 292 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 101%
Great: 133%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB
496GB free
Firmware: RVT24B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 363 418 420 422 418 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 449
Write 425
Mixed 406
SusWrite 385
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 84.1
4K Mixed 53.7
166% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 361
258% 333 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 108%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
69.1% Good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 22.3
70% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 24.3
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 80.5
50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 Builds (Compare 425 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: Alienware 15

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