Alienware 15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive71.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemAlienware 15  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20170728
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 15 '21 at 10:04
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User KWT-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4720HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 1.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
45.9% Average
Memory 72.7
1-Core 59.4
2-Core 92.6
48% 74.9 Pts
4-Core 111
8-Core 126
16% 119 Pts
64-Core 126
8% 126 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 0685) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Relative performance (0th percentile)
0.98% Terrible
Lighting 1.1
Reflection 32
Parallax 2
1% 11.7 fps
MRender 2.2
Gravity 0.8
Splatting 1.3
1% 1.43 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 0.98%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit L8T-256L9G-11 M.2 2280 256GB
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H88110C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 279 342 344 279 356 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Read 442
Write 381
Mixed 271
SusWrite 322
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 35.8
4K Mixed 21.7
86% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 144
116% 166 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 94%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$55
925GB free
Firmware: AX0P2D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 108 108 104 106 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
59.9% Above average
Read 104
Write 103
Mixed 35.3
SusWrite 105
63% 86.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
19.5% Very poor
MC Read 6.4
MC Write 5.4
MC Mixed 4.9
16% 5.57 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 8.2
23% 8.07 GB/s
Latency 95.3
42% 95.3 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 19.5%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 Builds (Compare 427 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 15

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