Alienware 15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 23.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics17% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive36.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 15  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 15
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150211
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 07 '19 at 11:16
Run Duration210 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4210H
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
23.8% Poor
Memory 45.3
1-Core 7.5
2-Core 18.4
19% 23.7 Pts
4-Core 16.4
8-Core 17.9
2% 17.1 Pts
64-Core 18
1% 18 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 23.8%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 965M
Dell(1028 0685) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8912
Relative performance (0th percentile)
17% Very poor
Lighting 18.5
Reflection 21.5
Parallax 24.2
15% 21.4 fps
MRender 26.9
Gravity 26.2
Splatting 23.7
21% 25.6 fps
Poor: 21%
This bench: 17%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit L8T-256L9G-11 M.2 2280 256GB
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H88110C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 182 227 184 194 178 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
36.3% Below average
Read 285
Write 236
Mixed 193
SusWrite 191
51% 226 MB/s
4K Read 8.3
4K Write 11.6
4K Mixed 8.3
29% 9.4 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 70.6
DQ Mixed 96.6
71% 94.3 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 94%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
613GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 84 91 86 91 91 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
50.3% Above average
Read 86.6
Write 73.8
Mixed 44.6
SusWrite 88.6
54% 73.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 62%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB
2TB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 110 109 111 114 117 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Read 138
Write 115
Mixed 61.6
SusWrite 112
139% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.6
142% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G3S160BM.M16FP 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
15.6% Very poor
MC Read 7.2
MC Write 5.7
MC Mixed 4.8
17% 5.9 GB/s
SC Read 0.4
SC Write 2.5
SC Mixed 0.9
4% 1.27 GB/s
Latency 179
22% 179 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 15.6%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 15 Builds (Compare 425 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: Alienware 15

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HDDRAMUSB
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