Alienware m15 R4

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	199% 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.

System	Alienware m15 R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware m15 R4
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210310
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '21 at 17:49
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10870H 23,498 User benchmarks, average bench 79% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Memory 65.5 1-Core 101 2-Core 177 65% 114 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 674 62% 520 Pts	64-Core 1,057 65% 1,057 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0A74) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9168 Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	3.77% Terrible	Lighting 7 Reflection 132 Parallax 8.1 6% 49.1 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.77% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2300 NVMe 1024GB 4,924 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 817GB free (System drive) Firmware: 23000020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1967 1964 992 1493 1284 1170 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 918 Write 1399 Mixed 980 SusWrite 1,478 271% 1,194 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 69.2 4K Mixed 46 158% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 600 DQ Write 432 DQ Mixed 486 371% 506 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 349%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMAB2GS6AMR6N-XN 2x16GB 3,322 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB Row of chips DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.7% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 21.6 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 16.7 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 112 36% 112 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 31: 5R 2G 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
31%	32%	22	62	46	144	15.5"	1536 864	LGD06A8

History: Score 17: 3R 0G 2B | Score 31: 5R 2G 0B

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Gaming 93%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 88%

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System: Alienware m15 R4

CPU
Core i7-10870HIntelBench 79%, 23,498 samples	296x
Core i9-10980HKIntelBench 84%, 7,777 samples	66x

GPU
RTX 3070 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 114%, 45,297 samples	179x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	98x
RTX 3080 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 125%, 16,265 samples	59x

SSD
NVMe KIOXIA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 262%, 4,912 samples	46x
NVMe KIOXIA 512GBKxg60znv512gBench 211%, 4,018 samples	36x
NVMe Samsung 512GBPm9a1Bench 282%, 2,521 samples	32x

RAM
HMAB2GS6AMR6N-XN 2x16GBHynixBench 78%, 3,322 samples	141x
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 66%, 21,689 samples	105x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 2x8GBMicronBench 70%, 20,634 samples	77x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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