Alienware 15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics32.5% 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 Drive66.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware 15  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 13 '21 at 21:24
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 80.9
1-Core 102
2-Core 205
73% 129 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 531
58% 462 Pts
64-Core 522
32% 522 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M
Dell(1028 0685) 3GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6589
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
32.5% Below average
Lighting 41.1
Reflection 42.5
Parallax 37.5
34% 40.4 fps
MRender 40.4
Gravity 39.1
Splatting 33.7
30% 37.7 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1230C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 67 55 55 55 55 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
66.2% Good
Read 479
Write 397
Mixed 354
SusWrite 91.4
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 56.6
4K Mixed 25.4
99% 35.3 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 237
182% 248 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
55.3% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 16.6
55% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 17.1
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 78.8
51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 57%

 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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