Alienware 15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 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 32.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics31.5% 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 Drive66.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 15  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150617
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 23 '20 at 15:50
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4720HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
32.3% Below average
Memory 54.2
1-Core 15.9
2-Core 32.7
25% 34.3 Pts
4-Core 58.5
8-Core 99.2
10% 78.8 Pts
64-Core 81.1
5% 81.1 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Dell(1028 0685) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4587
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
31.5% Below average
Lighting 32
Reflection 46.3
Parallax 51.5
26% 43.3 fps
MRender 57.5
Gravity 48.6
Splatting 48.5
42% 51.6 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit L8T-256L9G-11 M.2 2280 256GB
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H88110C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 351 331 355 356 349 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 424
Write 366
Mixed 258
SusWrite 348
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 22.4
4K Mixed 19.5
67% 20.6 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 155
123% 171 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 94%
Kingston SUV500960G 960GB
420GB free
Firmware: 003056RI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 342 394 288 210 130 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 296
Write 353
Mixed 265
SusWrite 285
68% 299 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 27.9
4K Mixed 20.5
71% 22.6 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 141
111% 154 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
38.7% Below average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 16.4
MC Mixed 15
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 4.4
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 5.9
14% 4.8 GB/s
Latency 146
27% 146 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 38.7%
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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