Alienware m15

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	97.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware m15 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0900DH
Memory	21.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201020
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '21 at 23:33
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 124 2-Core 214 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 665 63% 523 Pts	64-Core 876 54% 876 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060 (Mobile) 119,687 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Dell(1028 08A1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 81.3 Reflection 89.8 Parallax 90.9 66% 87.3 fps	Gravity 76.1 Splatting 76.1 67% 76.1 fps
Poor: 49% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$37 33,719 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 149 161 169 168 199 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 1,253 Write 105 Mixed 181 SusWrite 160 91% 425 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 32.3 4K Mixed 18.7 76% 24.7 MB/s	DQ Read 594 DQ Write 76.5 DQ Mixed 166 165% 279 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 216%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 991GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 226GB free, PID 00d9 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 21 48 59 57 61 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 304 Write 114 Mixed 181 SusWrite 50.1 189% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Mixed 3.7 190% 1.95 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 69%
SanDisk Ultra 124GB 576 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 47GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 16 17 16 16 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	7.69% Terrible	Read 26.7 Write 0.2 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 15.9 19% 15.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1.8 67% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.69% Great: 41%
SanDisk Ultra 124GB 576 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 34GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 17 16 17 17 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	9.45% Terrible	Read 27.3 Write 0.2 Mixed 21.4 SusWrite 16.3 20% 16.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 1.3 68% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.45% Great: 41%
SanDisk Ultra 248GB 569 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 40GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 51 51 27 12 20 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	24.8% Poor	Read 97.3 Write 44 Mixed 28.6 SusWrite 34.4 59% 51.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.2 78% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4SFD8266.C16FD1 2x16GB 3,309 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	82.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 26.6 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 23.9 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 73.3 54% 73.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 12%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 11%

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System: Alienware m15

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	434x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	183x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	30x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	330x
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	50x
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	81x
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 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16