Alienware m15 R4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	300% 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	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.

CPU throttled at 77% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Alienware m15 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware m15 R4
Memory	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210409
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '21 at 23:42
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	77%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10980HK 7,777 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 300 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 959 93% 764 Pts	64-Core 1506 93% 1506 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080 (Laptop) 16,265 User benchmarks, average bench 125% Dell(1028 0A74) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.35 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 182 Reflection 184 Parallax 170 149% 179 fps	Gravity 141 Splatting 116 112% 129 fps
Poor: 96% Great: 144%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 7,823 User benchmarks, average bench 320% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1754 2084 2180 2269 2331 2333 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 1,647 Write 2,355 Mixed 1,710 SusWrite 2,159 446% 1,968 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 59.2 194% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,050 DQ Write 853 DQ Mixed 966 719% 956 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 531%
PC SN530 NVMe WDC 512GB 5,609 User benchmarks, average bench 173% 477GB free Firmware: 21113012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 815 433 430 429 428 427 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 873 Write 917 Mixed 907 SusWrite 494 180% 798 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 62.9 211% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,182 DQ Write 891 DQ Mixed 1,002 759% 1,025 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 236%

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 (93^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	86.4% Excellent	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 23.9 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 38.8 SC Mixed 28.2 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 87%

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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	297x
Core i9-10980HKIntelBench 84%, 7,777 samples	66x

GPU
RTX 3070 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 114%, 45,297 samples	180x
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	106x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 2x8GBMicronBench 70%, 20,634 samples	77x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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