Alienware M15x

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics8.67% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive25.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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 M15x  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110105
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 25 '20 at 12:07
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 Q 740-$190
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.75 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
48.5% Average
Memory 76.5
1-Core 31.2
2-Core 65.7
40% 57.8 Pts
4-Core 116
8-Core 151
17% 134 Pts
64-Core 204
13% 204 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Dell(1028 02A2) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
8.67% Terrible
Lighting 11.5
Reflection 8.5
Parallax 9.56
9% 9.87 fps
MRender 8.05
Gravity 8.37
Splatting 9.74
7% 8.72 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.67%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 128GB
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 040H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 99 94 113 83 78 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
25.2% Poor
Read 125
Write 93.7
Mixed 123
SusWrite 94.9
24% 109 MB/s
4K Read 10
4K Write 19.9
4K Mixed 8.3
36% 12.7 MB/s
DQ Read 65.3
DQ Write 93.1
DQ Mixed 25.6
34% 61.3 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 25.2%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 99U5428-042.A00G 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
36.1% Below average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 11.3
MC Mixed 12.7
37% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 7.1
SC Mixed 8.5
22% 7.83 GB/s
Latency 87.2
46% 87.2 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M15x Builds (Compare 145 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M15x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $220
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