Alienware m15 R4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	Alienware m15 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware m15 R4
Memory	17.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210310
Uptime	10.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '21 at 05:19
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10870H 23,498 User benchmarks, average bench 79% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 88.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 260 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 833 78% 648 Pts	64-Core 1,380 85% 1,380 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0A74) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9168 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 5.3 Reflection 182 Parallax 8.1 4% 65.3 fps	Gravity 6.5 Splatting 10.8 8% 8.65 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2300 NVMe 512GB 3,314 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: 23000030 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 777 Write 1,822 Mixed 895 264% 1,165 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 72.3 4K Mixed 48.1 159% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 847 DQ Write 643 DQ Mixed 685 528% 725 MB/s
Poor: 140% Great: 321%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 120GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 1416 1069 1052 1050 312 343 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 762 Write 1,346 Mixed 110 SusWrite 874 175% 773 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 54.3 184% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 915 DQ Write 686 DQ Mixed 663 533% 755 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 370%
Kbg40zns256g NVMe KIOXIA 256GB 13,282 User benchmarks, average bench 149% 93GB free Firmware: 10410105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 896 845 408 407 409 408 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 731 Write 803 Mixed 724 SusWrite 562 159% 705 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 56.6 188% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1070 DQ Write 526 DQ Mixed 721 556% 772 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 219%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMAB2GS6AMR6N-XN 2x16GB 3,322 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB Row of chips DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.4% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 19.4 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 20.3 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 87%

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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	9	7	60	15.5"	1280 720	SDCA029

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Gaming 93%

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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	298x
Core i9-10980HKIntelBench 84%, 7,777 samples	66x

GPU
RTX 3070 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 114%, 45,297 samples	181x
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

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16