Alienware m15 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive239% 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware m15 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m15 R4
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210409
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 17 '21 at 13:38
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10870H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Memory 93.2
1-Core 144
2-Core 282
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 544
8-Core 932
90% 738 Pts
64-Core 1421
88% 1421 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070 (Laptop)
Dell(1028 0A9A) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6166
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 178
Reflection 166
Parallax 152
145% 165 fps
Gravity 122
Splatting 114
104% 118 fps
Poor: 94% Great: 127%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe KIOXIA 1024GB
886GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1807 1604 1615 1619 1622 1625 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
239% Outstanding
Read 1,092
Write 2,084
Mixed 1,250
SusWrite 1,649
346% 1,519 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 76.7
4K Mixed 58.6
181% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 938
DQ Write 765
DQ Mixed 858
641% 853 MB/s
Poor: 161%
This bench: 239%
Great: 332%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.9% Good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 18.2
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 37.7
SC Mixed 24.2
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 61.6
65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m15 R4 Builds (Compare 363 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier

System: Alienware m15 R4

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