Alienware m15

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	200% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware m15 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0NNRFD
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210421
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '21 at 00:25
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9750H 328,182 User benchmarks, average bench 73% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 89.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 236 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 548 59% 471 Pts	64-Core 693 43% 693 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 08A1) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8935 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 6.2 Reflection 96.8 Parallax 8.7 5% 37.2 fps	Gravity 10.1 Splatting 11.6 10% 10.9 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 6,475 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 237GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1017 701 704 708 698 629 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 1,558 Write 1,388 Mixed 593 SusWrite 743 239% 1,070 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 49.2 178% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 948 DQ Write 730 DQ Mixed 773 596% 817 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 223%
WDS500G3X0C-00SJG0 1TB 618GB free Firmware: P4CR311 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2182 2208 2203 2174 1337 1417 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 1,666 Write 2,055 Mixed 1,568 SusWrite 1,920 408% 1,802 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 62.8 207% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 991 DQ Write 856 DQ Mixed 894 678% 914 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB 13,906 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 22.5 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 23 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 83%

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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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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 11%

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System: Alienware m15

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	439x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	185x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	30x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	334x
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 $50Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	51x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc401Bench 146%, 10,182 samples	32x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $33Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	23x

RAM
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 13,906 samples	115x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 18,486 samples	83x
KHYXPX-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 76%, 5,852 samples	52x

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Value: 28% - Poor

Total price: $50

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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