Alienware m15 R6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive137% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware m15 R6  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0Y6YVC
Memory20.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210810
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 21 '21 at 00:23
Run Duration213 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 43%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11800H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 61.4
1-Core 162
2-Core 324
94% 183 Pts
4-Core 601
8-Core 820
90% 711 Pts
64-Core 1,156
72% 1,156 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060 (Laptop)
Dell(1028 0A73) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 118
Reflection 118
Parallax 113
96% 116 fps
Gravity 93.6
Splatting 83.8
78% 88.7 fps
Poor: 67% Great: 105%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm991a NVMe Samsung 512GB
332GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 26302039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 211 173 179 162 159 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 1,142
Write 320
Mixed 180
SusWrite 177
98% 455 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 46.7
173% 68.4 MB/s
DQ Read 828
DQ Write 388
DQ Mixed 328
318% 515 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 137%
Great: 244%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
232GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2194 649 605 607 606 606 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
300% Outstanding
Read 2,420
Write 2,190
Mixed 1386
SusWrite 878
384% 1,718 MB/s
4K Read 62.1
4K Write 177
4K Mixed 89.4
302% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,408
DQ Write 1,100
DQ Mixed 1,218
921% 1,242 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 300%
Great: 340%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.4% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 26.6
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 16.9
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 38: 4R 4G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
38% 14% 99 319 252 240 24.5" 1920 1080 DELA1C0 DELL S2522HG
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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware m15 R6

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