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 above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive245% 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.
SystemAlienware m15 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m15 R4
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210310
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 16 '21 at 16:23
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Memory 91.7
1-Core 145
2-Core 239
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 952
89% 743 Pts
64-Core 1410
87% 1410 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics
Dell(1028 0A74) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9168
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 6.8
Reflection 166
Parallax 8.2
6% 60.4 fps
Gravity 7
Splatting 11
8% 9 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 2300 NVMe 512GB
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 23000020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2135 2140 1891 2136 2027 2071 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
245% Outstanding
Read 607
Write 524
Mixed 793
SusWrite 2,067
228% 998 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 55.9
184% 61.7 MB/s
DQ Read 883
DQ Write 803
DQ Mixed 886
653% 857 MB/s
Poor: 140%
This bench: 245%
Great: 321%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.1% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 17.9
63% 22 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 25.4
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 28: 4R 2G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
28% 8% 97 306 219 144 15.5" 1920 1080 LGD06A8
Typical m15 R4 Builds (Compare 362 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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