Alienware 15

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	32.3% 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 Drive	93.4% 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	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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Alienware 15 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '21 at 21:39
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4210H 12,540 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Memory 61.3 1-Core 89.1 2-Core 158 58% 103 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 235 29% 222 Pts	64-Core 149 9% 149 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M 21,995 User benchmarks, average bench 31% Dell(1028 0685) 3GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6647 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	32.3% Below average	Lighting 40.6 Reflection 43.2 Parallax 38.3 33% 40.7 fps	MRender 40.9 Gravity 39.3 Splatting 34.5 31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 33%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team TM8PS7512G 512GB 5,734 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 257GB free (System drive) Firmware: V1.3.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 415 410 414 382 350 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 438 Mixed 433 SusWrite 382 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 41.7 4K Mixed 39.8 123% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 309 229% 300 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 64D0JKHNK 2x8GB 287 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	48.6% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 14.9 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 17.2 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 124 32% 124 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 16: 2R 1G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
16%	12%	50	109	6	75	23.8"	1920 1080	ACR08B7 K243Y

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware 15

CPU
Core i7-4710HQIntelBench 58%, 69,536 samples	206x
Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 58%, 80,960 samples	148x
Core i5-4210HIntelBench 55%, 12,540 samples	66x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	256x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	98x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	47x

SSD
PM851 M.2 2280 128GBSamsungBench 55%, 1,404 samples	47x
L8T-256L9G-11 M.2 2280 256GBLiteonitBench 80%, 846 samples	44x
L8T-128L9G-11 M.2 2280 128GBLiteonitBench 75%, 553 samples	20x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	93x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 30,280 samples	40x
KN2M64-ETB 2x8GBKingstonBench 51%, 2,986 samples	33x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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