Alienware m15 R7

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	14.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	282% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 89% 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

19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Alienware m15 R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0TJXCY
Memory	5.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220809
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '22 at 15:47
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	89%

PC Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700H 52,857 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 33.4 1-Core 184 2-Core 343 92% 187 Pts	4-Core 679 8-Core 990 104% 834 Pts	64-Core 1,540 95% 1,540 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Iris Xe Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0B54) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1298 Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Lighting 22.9 Reflection 178 Parallax 26.8 19% 75.8 fps	MRender 24 Gravity 1 Splatting 0.1 6% 8.37 fps
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 21%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KXG70ZNV1T02 KIOXIA 1024GB 592 User benchmarks, average bench 354% 718GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10804105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3181 2303 1790 1799 1891 1859 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 1,666 Write 1,837 Mixed 1,316 SusWrite 2,137 393% 1,739 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 59 193% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 648 DQ Write 439 DQ Mixed 515 392% 534 MB/s
Poor: 180% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 463%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M425R1GB4BB0-CQKOL 2x8GB 4,457 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	61.6% Good	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 23.7 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 8.4 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 236 17% 236 ns
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 139%

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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 R7

CPU
Core i7-12700HIntelBench 97%, 52,857 samples	1,420x
Core i9-12900HIntelBench 99%, 15,403 samples	299x

GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 16%, 72,765 samples	778x
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 123%, 4,475 samples	526x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples	176x

SSD
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	542x
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	347x
PM9A1 Samsung 512GBNvmeBench 278%, 3,082 samples	118x

RAM
M425R1GB4BB0-CQKOL 2x8GBUnknownBench 122%, 4,457 samples	330x
HMCG78MEBSA095N 2x16GBUnknownBench 129%, 3,160 samples	245x
HMCG66MEBSA095N 2x8GBUnknownBench 119%, 1,777 samples	208x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16