Alienware m15 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive185% 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware m15 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m15 R4
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, , 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210310
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 05 '21 at 23:51
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10870H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 76.1
1-Core 122
2-Core 215
77% 137 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 771
72% 600 Pts
64-Core 1,346
83% 1,346 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 78%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070 (Laptop)
Dell(1028 0A74) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 141
Reflection 141
Parallax 141
115% 141 fps
Gravity 108
Splatting 112
98% 110 fps
Poor: 94% Great: 127%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PC SN730 NVMe WDC 512GB
360GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11150012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1084 981 965 986 940 930 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
185% Outstanding
Read 1,032
Write 1,855
Mixed 1,224
SusWrite 981
289% 1,273 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 91.6
4K Mixed 49.6
165% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 816
DQ Write 653
DQ Mixed 735
550% 735 MB/s
Poor: 124%
This bench: 185%
Great: 285%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
834GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 250 232 234 215 245 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 284
Write 315
Mixed 170
SusWrite 235
56% 251 MB/s
4K Read 11.8
4K Write 32.9
4K Mixed 10.7
49% 18.5 MB/s
DQ Read 79.4
DQ Write 73.8
DQ Mixed 16.9
29% 56.7 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.7% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 16.8
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 17.8
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 88.2
45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m15 R4 Builds (Compare 363 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier

System: Alienware m15 R4

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