Alienware m15 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	142% 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	308% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware m15 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware m15 R4
Memory	23 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '22 at 23:28
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%
CPU Throttled	77%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 142 2-Core 258 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 909 88% 726 Pts	64-Core 1,453 90% 1,453 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080 (Laptop) 16,265 User benchmarks, average bench 125% Dell(1028 0A74) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.15.1123 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 187 Parallax 191 171% 196 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 142 Splatting 117 117% 147 fps
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 144%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 7,823 User benchmarks, average bench 320% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1881 2239 2297 2291 2368 2368 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 1,554 Write 2,379 Mixed 1,666 SusWrite 2,241 445% 1960 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 59.3 194% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,260 DQ Write 922 DQ Mixed 1,054 798% 1,079 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 531%
Pm991a NVMe Samsung 512GB 3,717 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 477GB free Firmware: 26302039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1190 1155 903 831 498 389 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,074 Write 842 Mixed 995 SusWrite 828 210% 935 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 61.7 204% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,322 DQ Write 1,035 DQ Mixed 1,052 821% 1,136 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 244%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMAB2GS6AMR6N-XN 2x16GB 3,322 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB Row of chips DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (87^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84.7% Excellent	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 23.8 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 25.4 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 87%

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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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System: Alienware m15 R4

CPU
Core i7-10870HIntelBench 79%, 23,498 samples	298x
Core i9-10980HKIntelBench 84%, 7,777 samples	66x

GPU
RTX 3070 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 114%, 45,297 samples	181x
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	107x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 2x8GBMicronBench 70%, 20,634 samples	77x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16