Alienware x15 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	21.2% 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	325% 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware x15 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 03M3WT
Memory	7.4 GB free of 16 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230728
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '23 at 00:29
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900H 15,403 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 68.2 1-Core 192 2-Core 376 109% 212 Pts	4-Core 683 8-Core 1,060 108% 872 Pts	64-Core 1,671 103% 1,671 Pts
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Iris Xe Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0B27) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1298 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Lighting 25.2 Reflection 167 Parallax 29.5 20% 73.8 fps	MRender 25.5 Gravity 36.5 Splatting 21.8 22% 27.9 fps
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 21%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KXG80ZNV1T02 KIOXIA 1024GB 1,016 User benchmarks, average bench 319% 859GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11304102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2508 2376 2359 2545 1732 1433 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,073 Write 2,512 Mixed 1,903 SusWrite 2159 489% 2,162 MB/s	4K Read 55.5 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 73.7 249% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 958 DQ Write 522 DQ Mixed 775 567% 752 MB/s
Poor: 176% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 435%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown H9JCNNNCP3MLYR-N6E 2x8GB 131 User benchmarks, average bench 126% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB Row of chips 23h 6400 MHz clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	127% Outstanding	MC Read 52.7 MC Write 45.8 MC Mixed 48.2 140% 48.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 43.3 SC Mixed 27.2 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 140%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 35: 0P 3R 6G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
35%	12%	90	218	60	240	15.5"	1280 720	LGD0690

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Gaming 27%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 28%

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System: Alienware x15 R2

CPU
Core i9-12900HIntelBench 99%, 15,403 samples	441x
Core i7-12700HIntelBench 97%, 52,857 samples	302x

GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 16%, 72,765 samples	377x
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 123%, 4,475 samples	185x
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 135%, 1,567 samples	138x

SSD
PC SN810 WDC 1024GBNvmeBench 346%, 2,287 samples	128x
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	99x
Raid 0 Volume 2TBIntelBench 320%, 7,823 samples	81x

RAM
H9JCNNNFA5MLYR-N6E 2x16GBUnknownBench 126%, 493 samples	354x
MT62F2G32D8DR-031 2x16GBUnknownBench 123%, 225 samples	209x
H9JCNNNCP3MLYR-N6E 2x8GBUnknownBench 126%, 131 samples	110x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16