Alienware m15 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics49.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive280% 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware m15 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware m15 R2
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190719
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 07 '19 at 18:36
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 90.1
1-Core 133
2-Core 254
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 695
71% 573 Pts
64-Core 834
52% 834 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070 (Mobile Max-Q)
Dell(1028 093B) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3153
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49.6% Average
Lighting 63.7
Reflection 79.8
Parallax 70.2
52% 71.2 fps
MRender 21.5
Gravity 66.3
Splatting 68.9
45% 52.2 fps
Poor: 52%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 94%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 512GB
385GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15302129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1928 873 823 823 823 823 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
280% Outstanding
Read 2,484
Write 2,023
Mixed 1,617
SusWrite 1,016
399% 1,785 MB/s
4K Read 58.9
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 71.9
237% 78.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,087
DQ Write 950
DQ Mixed 1,022
765% 1,020 MB/s
Poor: 132%
This bench: 280%
Great: 298%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMAA1GS6CMR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 23.2
82% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 25.6
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical m15 R2 Builds (Compare 319 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware m15 R2

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