Alienware m15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics4.68% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive275% 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.
SystemAlienware m15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m15 R2
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201022
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 05 '21 at 17:50
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9980HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
97% Outstanding
Memory 93.3
1-Core 148
2-Core 289
97% 177 Pts
4-Core 541
8-Core 973
91% 757 Pts
64-Core 1,241
77% 1,241 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 97%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 093B) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8935
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
4.68% Terrible
Lighting 5.7
Reflection 135
Parallax 8.9
5% 49.7 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 7.7
Splatting 0.3
5% 6.67 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.68%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme KXG60ZNV1T02 NVM 1TB
837GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1775 1517 1570 1589 1584 1588 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
275% Outstanding
Read 1,775
Write 2,054
Mixed 1,539
SusWrite 1,604
393% 1,743 MB/s
4K Read 48.2
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 63.3
212% 73.8 MB/s
DQ Read 980
DQ Write 835
DQ Mixed 916
684% 910 MB/s
Poor: 162%
This bench: 275%
Great: 301%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMAA1GS6CMR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
MC Read 31.7
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 21.9
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 35.9
SC Mixed 25.4
76% 26.6 GB/s
Latency 61.4
65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 81.6%
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 320 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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