Alienware 15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 32.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics20.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive60.3% 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.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 15  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 08 '21 at 02:09
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing way below expectations (13th 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
32.3% Below average
Memory 50.8
1-Core 21.9
2-Core 41.4
27% 38 Pts
4-Core 77.2
8-Core 106
12% 91.7 Pts
64-Core 116
7% 116 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M
Dell(1028 0685) 3GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6589
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
20.6% Poor
Lighting 19
Reflection 50.6
Parallax 37.4
16% 35.7 fps
MRender 40.4
Gravity 38.5
Splatting 34.1
30% 37.7 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 20.6%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit L8T-256L9G-11 M.2 2280 256GB
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H88110C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 343 320 336 341 329 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
60.3% Good
Read 396
Write 352
Mixed 244
SusWrite 336
75% 332 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 24.1
4K Mixed 16.6
58% 18.9 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 135
101% 134 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 94%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
120GB free
Firmware: AX0P2D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 84 86 85 85 85 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 65.7
Write 60.1
Mixed 26.1
SusWrite 85.2
43% 59.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
25.1% Poor
MC Read 11
MC Write 7.8
MC Mixed 8.4
26% 9.07 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 7.3
17% 5.87 GB/s
Latency 158
25% 158 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 25.1%
Great: 59%

 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%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 15

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