Alienware m15 R4

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 (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive186% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemAlienware m15 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m15 R4
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220328
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 22 '22 at 21:43
Run Duration284 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10870H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 92.3
1-Core 136
2-Core 260
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 893
83% 693 Pts
64-Core 1,348
83% 1,348 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 92%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070 (Laptop)
Dell(1028 0A9A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 166
Reflection 95.9
Parallax 155
135% 139 fps
Gravity 123
Splatting 119
107% 121 fps
Poor: 94% Great: 127%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB
353GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1635 801 802 807 805 809 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
186% Outstanding
Read 958
Write 2,072
Mixed 1,054
SusWrite 943
286% 1,257 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 55.4
182% 62.3 MB/s
DQ Read 929
DQ Write 598
DQ Mixed 746
561% 758 MB/s
Poor: 137%
This bench: 186%
Great: 283%
Sabrent Rocket nano 1TB
194GB free
Firmware: RKT301.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1279 934 504 501 502 496 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
174% Outstanding
Read 842
Write 1,291
Mixed 967
SusWrite 703
215% 951 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 61.1
203% 72.7 MB/s
DQ Read 910
DQ Write 635
DQ Mixed 58.9
237% 535 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 174%
Great: 254%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
240GB free
Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1698 1782 1767 1718 1737 1618 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
240% Outstanding
Read 1,147
Write 1,710
Mixed 718
SusWrite 1720
300% 1,324 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 82.3
4K Mixed 50
168% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 978
DQ Write 691
DQ Mixed 788
601% 819 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 240%
Great: 353%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.5% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 24.7
MC Mixed 18.2
64% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 19.7
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m15 R4 Builds (Compare 363 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier

System: Alienware m15 R4

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