Alienware 15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 33.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive46.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
SystemAlienware 15  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 16 '20 at 17:24
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4210H
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
33.4% Below average
Memory 56.6
1-Core 21.5
2-Core 36.9
28% 38.3 Pts
4-Core 61.4
8-Core 62.3
8% 61.8 Pts
64-Core 61.7
4% 61.7 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 0685) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Relative performance (0th percentile)
0.71% Terrible
Lighting 0.7
Reflection 29.1
Parallax 1.19
1% 10.3 fps
MRender 1.81
Gravity 0.4
Splatting 1.39
1% 1.2 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 0.71%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC311 SATA 128GB
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 129 119 121 127 127 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
46.7% Average
Read 398
Write 260
Mixed 297
SusWrite 127
60% 270 MB/s
4K Read 15.5
4K Write 17.1
4K Mixed 16
53% 16.2 MB/s
DQ Read 156
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 108
91% 134 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 82%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB
930GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 98 102 102 102 104 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 96.6
Write 102
Mixed 56.8
SusWrite 102
65% 89.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
25.9% Poor
MC Read 8.7
MC Write 8.7
MC Mixed 10.6
27% 9.33 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 6.4
16% 5.7 GB/s
Latency 138
29% 138 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 25.9%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 Builds (Compare 427 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 15

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