Alienware m15 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	4.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	139% 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.

System	Alienware m15 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware m15 R2
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191018
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '21 at 07:58
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9980HK 8,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 221 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 753 72% 597 Pts	64-Core 965 60% 965 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 093B) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8935 Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	4.9% Terrible	Lighting 5.6 Reflection 30 Parallax 8.8 5% 14.8 fps	MRender 0.2 Gravity 6.9 Splatting 11.1 6% 6.07 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.9% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 19,561 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 220GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 461 391 273 136 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 1,127 Write 933 Mixed 577 SusWrite 299 163% 734 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 53.6 140% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 826 DQ Write 553 DQ Mixed 565 455% 648 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 170%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMAA1GS6CMR8N-VK 2x8GB 6,382 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	76.2% Very good	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 21.3 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 23.9 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 84%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 14: 1R 3G 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
14%	18%	22	110	7	60	15.5"	1280 720	SDCA029

History: Score 14: 2R 1G 1B | Score 14: 1R 3G 0B

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical m15 R2 Builds (Compare 319 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 13%

Tree trunk

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 12%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware m15 R2

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	270x
Core i9-9980HKIntelBench 82%, 8,965 samples	29x
Core i9-9880HIntelBench 79%, 11,095 samples	11x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	185x
RTX 2070 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 79%, 10,818 samples	52x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples	47x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 1TBIntelBench 242%, 17,176 samples	38x
2200S NVMe 512GBMicronBench 167%, 5,553 samples	24x
2200S NVMe 1024GBMicronBench 167%, 2,577 samples	20x

RAM
HMAA1GS6CMR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 76%, 6,382 samples	182x
4ATS1G64HZ-2G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 75%, 6,362 samples	123x
HMA851S6CJR6N-VK 2x4GBHynixBench 61%, 15,613 samples	5x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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