Alienware ASM201

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	30.1% 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 Drive	94.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Alienware ASM201 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0GWM1Y
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171207
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '18 at 04:03
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	91%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400T 8,631 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Memory 69.2 1-Core 58.2 2-Core 128 51% 85.2 Pts	4-Core 165 8-Core 196 23% 181 Pts	64-Core 204 13% 204 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 1,170 User benchmarks, average bench 31% Dell(1028 072B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1253 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.1% Below average	Lighting 39.2 Reflection 36.5 Parallax 32.9 32% 36.2 fps	MRender 34.7 Gravity 34.2 Splatting 29.3 26% 32.7 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC300 SK hy 256GB 3,798 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 969 Write 408 Mixed 602 145% 660 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 56.9 4K Mixed 16.2 90% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 95.9 DQ Mixed 22.5 38% 73.9 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 137%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 834GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 206 206 98784247810 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1776 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 5710 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 950 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 12 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 80 80 200809 (C2) HDA temperature 127 127 231929479215 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 8 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 99 99 637 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3744589584 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3504821097 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	75.2% Very good	Read 123 Write 139 Mixed 124 97% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.09 4K Mixed 0.16 66% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 75%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.79% Terrible	Read 21.3 Write 9.07 Mixed 10.4 15% 13.6 MB/s	4K Read 7.21 4K Write 0.009 4K Mixed 0.007 27% 2.41 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.79% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA82GS6MFR8N-TF 1x16GB 4,427 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 1 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	MC Read 9.9 MC Write 9.6 MC Mixed 8.5 27% 9.33 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 6.2 19% 6.7 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 41%

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Gaming 25%

Raft

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

System: Alienware ASM201

CPU
Core i7-6700TIntelBench 70%, 9,225 samples	194x
Core i5-6400TIntelBench 61%, 8,631 samples	74x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	12x

GPU
GeForce GTX 960NvidiaBench 31%, 1,170 samples	218x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	10x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	8x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 184%, 7,214 samples	18x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	11x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc300Bench 119%, 4,485 samples	10x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples	64x
HMA82GS6MFR8N-TF 1x16GBHynixBench 38%, 4,427 samples	40x
M471A2K43BB1-CPB 1x16GBSamsungBench 38%, 8,819 samples	25x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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