Alienware m15 R4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	208% 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.

Run History

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

System	Alienware m15 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware m15 R4
Memory	7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210310
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '21 at 22:21
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10870H 23,498 User benchmarks, average bench 79% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 919 85% 710 Pts	64-Core 1,406 87% 1,406 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070 (Laptop) 45,297 User benchmarks, average bench 114% Dell(1028 0A74) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 149 Reflection 205 Parallax 128 121% 161 fps	Gravity 130 Splatting 123 112% 127 fps
Poor: 94% Great: 127%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2300 NVMe 512GB 3,314 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 289GB free (System drive) Firmware: 23000020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1377 1798 2089 707 833 491 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,010 Write 2131 Mixed 1,247 SusWrite 1,216 319% 1,401 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 56.4 185% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 830 DQ Write 781 DQ Mixed 849 626% 820 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 321%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$122 7,464 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 879GB free Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1838 1835 554 81 638 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 799 Write 1,547 Mixed 1,208 SusWrite 842 250% 1,099 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 60.7 197% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 812 DQ Mixed 896 670% 895 MB/s
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 307%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GB 57,752 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB Row of chips DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.7% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 17.8 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 24.6 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 5: 0R 1G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
5%	6%	49	109	5	60	27.2"	1920 1080	GSM5B08 LG Ultra HD

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 88%

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System: Alienware m15 R4

CPU
Core i7-10870HIntelBench 79%, 23,498 samples	299x
Core i9-10980HKIntelBench 84%, 7,777 samples	66x

GPU
RTX 3070 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 114%, 45,297 samples	182x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	98x
RTX 3080 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 125%, 16,265 samples	59x

SSD
NVMe KIOXIA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 262%, 4,912 samples	46x
NVMe KIOXIA 512GBKxg60znv512gBench 211%, 4,018 samples	36x
NVMe Samsung 512GBPm9a1Bench 282%, 2,521 samples	32x

RAM
HMAB2GS6AMR6N-XN 2x16GBHynixBench 78%, 3,322 samples	141x
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 66%, 21,689 samples	107x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 2x8GBMicronBench 70%, 20,634 samples	77x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16