Alienware 15

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.44% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	37.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware 15 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 15
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '19 at 10:07
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	39%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4710HQ 69,536 User benchmarks, average bench 58% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Memory 74.9 1-Core 72.1 2-Core 136 57% 94.3 Pts	4-Core 231 8-Core 356 36% 293 Pts	64-Core 381 24% 381 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0685) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.44% Terrible	Lighting 1.37 Reflection 51.4 Parallax 2.34 1% 18.4 fps	MRender 3.48 Gravity 0.8 Splatting 3.13 2% 2.47 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.44% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 M.2 2280 128GB 1,404 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT25D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 39 37 27 31 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 316 Write 72.2 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 37.2 26% 122 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 27.2 4K Mixed 11.6 57% 19.1 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 34.6 DQ Mixed 44.5 53% 97.8 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 74%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 410GB free Firmware: 2BA30003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 69 62 75 76 74 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 81 Write 81.5 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 72.1 52% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB 34,976 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.7% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 16 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 16.4 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 90.6 44% 90.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 59%

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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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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware 15

CPU
Core i7-4710HQIntelBench 58%, 69,536 samples	206x
Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 58%, 80,960 samples	148x
Core i5-4210HIntelBench 55%, 12,540 samples	66x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	256x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	98x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	47x

SSD
PM851 M.2 2280 128GBSamsungBench 55%, 1,404 samples	47x
L8T-256L9G-11 M.2 2280 256GBLiteonitBench 80%, 846 samples	44x
L8T-128L9G-11 M.2 2280 128GBLiteonitBench 75%, 553 samples	20x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	93x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 30,280 samples	40x
KN2M64-ETB 2x8GBKingstonBench 51%, 2,986 samples	33x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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