Alienware 15

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.11% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	117% 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, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware 15 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '21 at 02:21
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4720HQ 80,960 User benchmarks, average bench 58% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Memory 77.1 1-Core 102 2-Core 183 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 323 8-Core 480 50% 401 Pts	64-Core 502 31% 502 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0685) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	3.11% Terrible	Lighting 3.4 Reflection 56.4 Parallax 6.3 3% 22 fps	MRender 6.7 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 4.8 4% 4.63 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.11% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 426GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 442 441 437 471 471 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 457 Mixed 375 SusWrite 446 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 52 172% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 131%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BF160B.C16 Kingston KN2M64-ETB 16GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	49.4% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.1 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 16.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 86.2 46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	107	4	60	15.6"	1536 864	SHP1430

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

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	149x
Core i5-4210HIntelBench 55%, 12,540 samples	67x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	257x
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	21x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	93x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 30,280 samples	41x
KN2M64-ETB 2x8GBKingstonBench 51%, 2,986 samples	33x

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