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 (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	196% 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware m15 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware m15 R4
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210310
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '21 at 04:38
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 84.6 1-Core 119 2-Core 216 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 856 79% 663 Pts	64-Core 1,375 85% 1,375 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86% 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: 471.96 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 173 Reflection 174 Parallax 154 141% 167 fps	Gravity 125 Splatting 120 108% 122 fps
Poor: 94% Great: 127%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB 4,018 User benchmarks, average bench 211% 304GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1266 774 803 734 666 675 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,362 Write 2,174 Mixed 1309 SusWrite 820 320% 1,416 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 56.7 187% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 842 DQ Write 646 DQ Mixed 728 549% 739 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 283%
WD Game Drive 4TB 3,751 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3.5TB free, PID 262f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 116 115 117 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 80.2 Write 114 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 116 135% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 11.5 4K Mixed 0.7 419% 4.43 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 11.1 DQ Mixed 0.6 399% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GB 21,689 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB Row of chips DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59% Above average	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.1 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 22.7 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 49: 3R 7G 13B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
49%	34%	67	293	217	300	15.5"	1536 864	LGD066E

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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	296x
Core i9-10980HKIntelBench 84%, 7,777 samples	66x

GPU
RTX 3070 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 114%, 45,297 samples	179x
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	105x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 2x8GBMicronBench 70%, 20,634 samples	77x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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