Alienware m15 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	149% 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 77% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Alienware m15 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware m15 R3
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 27 '21 at 14:30
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	77%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10980HK 7,777 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 158 2-Core 300 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 1,026 96% 797 Pts	64-Core 1,311 81% 1,311 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super Mobile) 7,378 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Dell(1028 09CE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.87 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	62.7% Good	Lighting 75 Reflection 102 Parallax 86.1 61% 87.8 fps	MRender 86.4 Gravity 75.9 Splatting 79.6 66% 80.6 fps
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 256GB 9,137 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80007E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 315 314 317 317 317 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 1,154 Write 554 Mixed 1,010 SusWrite 336 170% 764 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 56.3 190% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 602 DQ Write 454 DQ Mixed 611 434% 555 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 167%
Dell Flash Disk 8GB 175 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 6GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	5.74% Terrible	Read 19.9 Write 8 Mixed 1.8 SusWrite 7.9 10% 9.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.74% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2G44AM0-CTD 2x16GB 4,312 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 22.4 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 25 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 81%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 79%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 70%

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System: Alienware m15 R3

CPU
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples	288x
Core i7-10875HIntelBench 79%, 35,361 samples	58x
Core i9-10980HKIntelBench 84%, 7,777 samples	40x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super Mobile)NvidiaBench 98%, 7,378 samples	161x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	96x
RTX 2080S (Super Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 93%, 3,436 samples	46x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 1TBIntelBench 242%, 17,176 samples	31x
NVMe SK hynix 1TBPc611Bench 201%, 6,137 samples	26x
2300 NVMe 1024GBMicronBench 241%, 4,924 samples	23x

RAM
HMAA1GS6CMR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 76%, 6,382 samples	142x
M471A2G44AM0-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 74%, 4,312 samples	113x
4ATS1G64HZ-2G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 75%, 6,362 samples	82x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16