Alienware m15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.13% 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 Drive216% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAlienware m15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m15 R2
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201022
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '21 at 06:00
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9880H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 137
2-Core 245
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 721
73% 593 Pts
64-Core 1,049
65% 1,049 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 093B) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
6.13% Terrible
Lighting 6.2
Reflection 102
Parallax 8.5
5% 39 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 7.3
Splatting 11.4
8% 9.9 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.13%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 512GB
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22001030 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1255 1284 1294 1296 1279 1284 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
216% Outstanding
Read 1,439
Write 1,256
Mixed 1,141
SusWrite 1,282
288% 1,279 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 66.5
4K Mixed 49
159% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 742
DQ Write 644
DQ Mixed 690
518% 692 MB/s
Poor: 101%
This bench: 216%
Great: 215%
Seagate GoFlex Desk 3TB
2.5TB free, PID 50a5
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 150 151 151 147 151 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
59.2% Above average
Read 140
Write 143
Mixed 81.2
SusWrite 149
174% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMAA1GS6CMR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.1% Very good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 21.2
74% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 18.9
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m15 R2 Builds (Compare 319 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware m15 R2

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