Alienware m15

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	234% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware m15 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0WCNK6
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201020
Uptime	7.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '21 at 16:50
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	PER-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8750H 442,631 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 82.9 1-Core 115 2-Core 232 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 611 66% 522 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile) 177,775 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Dell(1028 08A1) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6589 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 65 Reflection 71.2 Parallax 63.4 53% 66.5 fps	Gravity 63.5 Splatting 63.6 56% 63.5 fps
Poor: 35% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC2500M81000G 1TB 3,615 User benchmarks, average bench 291% 466GB free (System drive) Firmware: S7780100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1062 672 823 972 998 973 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 2,114 Write 1,584 Mixed 1,156 SusWrite 917 322% 1,443 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 62.9 189% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 889 DQ Write 651 DQ Mixed 625 506% 722 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 374%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$97 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 737GB free Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1486 1664 1330 1482 1611 1041 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 2,349 Write 1,678 Mixed 1,376 SusWrite 1,436 382% 1,710 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 90 4K Mixed 45.7 182% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 527 DQ Write 511 DQ Mixed 509 385% 516 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 372%
CT2000BX500SSD1 2TB 12,882 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 444GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 340 320 343 412 422 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 436 Write 367 Mixed 380 SusWrite 351 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 53 4K Mixed 17.8 80% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 36.9 82% 165 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR4 2666 C18 2x16GB 799 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 25.6 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 22.8 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 90%

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Workstation 11%

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System: Alienware m15

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	431x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	183x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	30x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	329x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples	107x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	57x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	49x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc401Bench 146%, 10,182 samples	32x
PC401 SK hy 512GBNvmeBench 145%, 2,079 samples	22x

RAM
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 13,906 samples	114x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 18,486 samples	79x
KHYXPX-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 76%, 5,852 samples	52x

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Value: 37% - Below average

Total price: $33

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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