Alienware m15 R7

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 29% Raft


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	516% 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.

System	Alienware m15 R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 063YT8
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220809
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '22 at 21:12
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	89%

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 i7-12700H 52,857 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 71.9 1-Core 192 2-Core 381 111% 215 Pts	4-Core 727 8-Core 1090 113% 908 Pts	64-Core 1,565 97% 1,565 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 104% 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 above expectations (66^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 18.8 Reflection 101 Parallax 24.8 15% 48.2 fps	MRender 25.1 Gravity 34.7 Splatting 22.2 22% 27.3 fps
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 21%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC801 SK hynix 1TB 3,744 User benchmarks, average bench 351% 726GB free (System drive) Firmware: 51003141 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3778 2341 1380 1377 1384 1376 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	516% Outstanding	Read 4,943 Write 4,431 Mixed 2,866 SusWrite 1,939 792% 3,545 MB/s	4K Read 81.3 4K Write 322 4K Mixed 126 456% 177 MB/s	DQ Read 1,411 DQ Write 1,249 DQ Mixed 984 833% 1,215 MB/s
Poor: 176% ↑ This bench: 516% Great: 499%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown MTC4C10163S1SC48BA1 2x8GB 2,116 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	115% Outstanding	MC Read 49.7 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 42.9 125% 43.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 39.8 SC Mixed 25 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 97.1 41% 97.1 ns
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 137%

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

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Gaming 27%

Raft

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 28%

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System: Alienware m15 R7

CPU
Core i7-12700HIntelBench 97%, 52,857 samples	1,415x
Core i9-12900HIntelBench 99%, 15,403 samples	298x

GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 16%, 72,765 samples	775x
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 123%, 4,475 samples	523x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples	176x

SSD
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	540x
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	346x
PM9A1 Samsung 512GBNvmeBench 278%, 3,082 samples	117x

RAM
M425R1GB4BB0-CQKOL 2x8GBUnknownBench 122%, 4,457 samples	329x
HMCG78MEBSA095N 2x16GBUnknownBench 129%, 3,160 samples	244x
HMCG66MEBSA095N 2x8GBUnknownBench 119%, 1,777 samples	208x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $37	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