Alienware m15 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	305% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware m15 R3
Memory	20.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210708
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '22 at 20:24
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 278 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 830 82% 668 Pts	64-Core 1,226 76% 1,226 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super Mobile Max-Q) 3,436 User benchmarks, average bench 93% Dell(1028 09D2) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.14.9709 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 156 Parallax 141 118% 147 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 123 Splatting 112 101% 125 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 1,660 User benchmarks, average bench 427% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1961 2092 2128 1973 1819 1846 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 1,806 Write 2,235 Mixed 1691 SusWrite 1,970 435% 1,925 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 67.8 218% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,209 DQ Write 772 DQ Mixed 942 715% 974 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 672%
Pm991 NVMe Samsung 512GB 2,686 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 79GB free Firmware: 25306039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 629 200 197 202 201 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 840 Write 710 Mixed 703 SusWrite 269 141% 630 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 59 194% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 903 DQ Write 866 DQ Mixed 742 596% 837 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 198%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2G44AM0-CTD 2x16GB 4,312 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 21.2 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 32.7 SC Mixed 24.8 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 81%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 79%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 70%

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System: Alienware m15 R3

CPU
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples	286x
Core i7-10875HIntelBench 79%, 35,361 samples	58x
Core i9-10980HKIntelBench 84%, 7,777 samples	40x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super Mobile)NvidiaBench 98%, 7,378 samples	160x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	95x
RTX 2080S (Super Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 93%, 3,436 samples	46x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 1TBIntelBench 242%, 17,176 samples	31x
NVMe SK hynix 1TBPc611Bench 201%, 6,137 samples	26x
2300 NVMe 1024GBMicronBench 241%, 4,924 samples	23x

RAM
HMAA1GS6CMR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 76%, 6,382 samples	141x
M471A2G44AM0-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 74%, 4,312 samples	113x
4ATS1G64HZ-2G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 75%, 6,362 samples	81x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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