Alienware m15

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (3rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 97 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.
Processor	With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 28.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Boot Drive	91.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago.

System	Alienware m15 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0WCNK6
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230214
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '23 at 19:05
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8750H 442,631 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	28.5% Poor	Memory 43 1-Core 20.8 2-Core 38.3 23% 34 Pts	4-Core 76.9 8-Core 115 12% 96.1 Pts	64-Core 147 9% 147 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 08A1) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 2.1 Reflection 27.3 Parallax 2.4 2% 10.6 fps	Gravity 2 Splatting 3.5 2% 2.75 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN720 WD 1TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 220% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10101012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 763 670 328 380 386 397 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 1,008 Write 1,059 Mixed 705 SusWrite 487 183% 815 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 18.3 4K Mixed 16 54% 16.6 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 86.8 DQ Mixed 103 79% 107 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 274%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB 20,439 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Relative performance (0^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 15.6 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 4.9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 7.9 20% 7.1 GB/s	Latency 189 21% 189 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	66	53	60	15.5"	1280 720	AUO24ED

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Gaming 12%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 11%

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System: Alienware m15

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	433x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	183x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	30x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	329x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples	107x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	57x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	50x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc401Bench 146%, 10,182 samples	32x
PC401 SK hy 512GBNvmeBench 145%, 2,079 samples	22x

RAM
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 13,906 samples	114x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 18,486 samples	81x
KHYXPX-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 76%, 5,852 samples	52x

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Value: 37% - Below average

Total price: $33

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16