Alienware m15

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.1% 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)
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware m15 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0WCNK6
Memory	13.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210610
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '21 at 20:17
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8750H 442,631 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Memory 81.9 1-Core 101 2-Core 196 72% 126 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 601 61% 492 Pts	64-Core 649 40% 649 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 86%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 506,702 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 08A1) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	5.68% Terrible	Lighting 6.3 Reflection 7.9 Parallax 7.3 5% 7.17 fps	MRender 7.5 Gravity 6.3 Splatting 10.1 7% 7.97 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.68% Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile) 177,775 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Dell(1028 08A1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2205 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Lighting 66.6 Reflection 77.3 Parallax 69.1 54% 71 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 67.4 Splatting 69.1 57% 69.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 34,988 User benchmarks, average bench 239% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5L2QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,953 Write 1431 Mixed 1,219 340% 1,534 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 68.7 4K Mixed 48 157% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 633 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 552 386% 493 MB/s
Poor: 145% Great: 329%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 26GB free Firmware: SDM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 57 78 89 94 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 27 Write 73.5 Mixed 38 SusWrite 76.6 40% 53.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2666 C19 2x16GB 697 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.7% Good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 21.9 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 19.7 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 38: 7R 0G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
38%	22%	45	238	150	60	15.5"	1920 1080	LGD05E4

History: Score 24: 2R 2G 8B | Score 38: 7R 0G 3B

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 11%

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System: Alienware m15

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	433x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	183x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	30x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	329x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples	107x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	57x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	50x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc401Bench 146%, 10,182 samples	32x
PC401 SK hy 512GBNvmeBench 145%, 2,079 samples	22x

RAM
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 13,906 samples	114x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 18,486 samples	81x
KHYXPX-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 76%, 5,852 samples	52x

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Value: 37% - Below average

Total price: $33

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16