Alienware 15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics3.47% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive72.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 15  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141210
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJan 19 '21 at 01:27
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
66.3% Good
Memory 77.5
1-Core 100
2-Core 193
70% 124 Pts
4-Core 297
8-Core 474
47% 386 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 068A) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
3.47% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 36.5
Parallax 7.1
3% 15.8 fps
MRender 8
Gravity 2.5
Splatting 5.1
4% 5.2 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.47%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500M8480G 480GB
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 003056RI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 188 114 157 117 116 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 420
Write 258
Mixed 330
SusWrite 172
66% 295 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 46.9
4K Mixed 32.9
106% 35.3 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 184
161% 241 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 94%
Samsung PM851 M.2 2280 128GB
30GB free
Firmware: EXT25D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 65 57 61 63 53 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
58.1% Above average
Read 434
Write 86.3
Mixed 113
SusWrite 62.2
38% 174 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 49.5
4K Mixed 17.5
91% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 94.3
DQ Mixed 52.5
84% 169 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 74%
Seagate ST9640423AS 640GB
356GB free
Firmware: 0001DEM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 74 73 74 73 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
38.4% Below average
Read 60.8
Write 52.2
Mixed 42.5
SusWrite 72.9
42% 57.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
91% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KN2M64-ETF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
54.9% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 16.4
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 18.9
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 85.2
47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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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