Alienware m15 R2

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 (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive191% 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.
High background CPU (26%). 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
Memory7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191018
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJun 25 '20 at 19:26
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 87.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 224
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 582
59% 479 Pts
64-Core 668
41% 668 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 093B) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8280
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 7
Reflection 78.9
Parallax 8.59
6% 31.5 fps
Gravity 7.33
Splatting 16.3
11% 11.8 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc611 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
284GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11000111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 932 795 762 775 779 740 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
191% Outstanding
Read 1156
Write 1,755
Mixed 1,292
SusWrite 797
283% 1,250 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 94.8
4K Mixed 56.3
188% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 920
DQ Write 781
DQ Mixed 832
628% 844 MB/s
Poor: 129%
This bench: 191%
Great: 273%
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 (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62% Good
MC Read 23.7
MC Write 22.3
MC Mixed 19.5
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 19.2
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 62%
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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