Alienware m15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics99.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive124% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware m15  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0DH3P0
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200224
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 09 '20 at 16:16
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-8950HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 138
2-Core 272
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 525
8-Core 767
81% 646 Pts
64-Core 904
56% 904 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 08A1) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4587
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 131
Parallax 127
104% 128 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 103
Splatting 94.9
90% 113 fps
Poor: 73%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 102%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC401 SK hy 512GB
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80006E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 73 81 76 77 65 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 1,352
Write 89
Mixed 155
SusWrite 78.5
89% 419 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 85.5
4K Mixed 35.7
151% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 791
DQ Write 94.9
DQ Mixed 139
179% 342 MB/s
Poor: 87%
This bench: 124%
Great: 194%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
451GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 102 103 103 102 103 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
50.4% Above average
Read 74.5
Write 107
Mixed 56
SusWrite 101
62% 84.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6D1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
79.9% Very good
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 22.5
80% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 26
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 60.2
66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m15 Builds (Compare 646 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
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Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware m15

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $33
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