Alienware m15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.04% 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 Drive227% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware m15  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0TTKRP
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190605
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 10 '19 at 18:04
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 94
1-Core 113
2-Core 252
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 767
74% 612 Pts
64-Core 937
58% 937 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 08A1) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6793
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.04% Terrible
Lighting 7.13
Reflection 85.3
Parallax 7.41
6% 33.3 fps
MRender 11.7
Gravity 6.7
Splatting 14.8
9% 11.1 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.04%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$114
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1430 948 971 1013 1036 1033 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
227% Outstanding
Read 1,386
Write 2,275
Mixed 1,677
SusWrite 1,072
363% 1,603 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 96.6
4K Mixed 55.8
186% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,274
DQ Write 901
DQ Mixed 1,026
783% 1,067 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 227%
Great: 306%
Nvme PNY CS3030 1000G 1TB
930GB free
Firmware: CS303121 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2417 1105 1036 1060 1032 1044 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
273% Outstanding
Read 1,938
Write 1,998
Mixed 1,469
SusWrite 1,282
376% 1,672 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 60.9
204% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,396
DQ Write 1,028
DQ Mixed 1,156
879% 1,193 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 273%
Great: 273%
WD Elements 1TB
486GB free, PID 10a8
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 92 94 94 93 95 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
40.3% Average
Read 95.4
Write 96.2
Mixed 53.9
SusWrite 92.9
114% 84.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6D1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
82% Excellent
MC Read 32.8
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 23.2
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 26.7
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 59.8
67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 82%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware m15

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