Alienware m15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics72.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive202% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware m15  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0900DH
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190830
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 17 '19 at 22:29
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 108
2-Core 216
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 662
67% 546 Pts
64-Core 872
54% 872 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 08A1) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3153
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.2% Very good
Lighting 89.4
Reflection 95.3
Parallax 82.3
73% 89 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 74
Splatting 72.5
71% 89.2 fps
Poor: 49%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC401 SK hy 512GB
215GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80006E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 794 598 610 611 610 611 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 1,530
Write 988
Mixed 1,287
SusWrite 639
248% 1,111 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 59
197% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 934
DQ Write 916
DQ Mixed 826
648% 892 MB/s
Poor: 87%
This bench: 202%
Great: 194%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$102
98GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 438 442 459 457 458 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 467
Write 455
Mixed 363
SusWrite 451
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 49.9
4K Mixed 32.2
108% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 274
226% 324 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 120%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6D1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.8% Good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 20.4
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 23.3
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m15 Builds (Compare 646 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware m15

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $33
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