Alienware M15x

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.83% 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 Drive	46.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Alienware M15x (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100824
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '18 at 03:26
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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 Q 740-$190 13,278 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.75 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Memory 92.1 1-Core 53.4 2-Core 91.1 53% 78.9 Pts	4-Core 153 8-Core 228 24% 190 Pts	64-Core 233 14% 233 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 1,228 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Dell(1028 02A2) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	7.83% Terrible	Lighting 10.9 Reflection 5.73 Parallax 7.59 9% 8.06 fps	MRender 6.33 Gravity 6.77 Splatting 7.91 6% 7 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.83% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 175 171 175 182 185 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.2% Average	Read 219 Write 180 Mixed 192 SusWrite 173 43% 191 MB/s	4K Read 15.1 4K Write 33.2 4K Mixed 18.6 64% 22.3 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 119 99% 143 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 91%
Generic SP64G SD Card 64GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 8GB free Firmware: 8.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	3.62% Terrible	Read 3.5 Write 7 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 7.3 4% 5.57 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 2.8 475% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 3.62% Great: 39%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 500GB 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 100GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 29 Write 18 Mixed 20.2 SusWrite 13.4 26% 20.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 56% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 32%
WD Elements 1.5TB 5,064 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 1TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 28.6 Write 16.5 Mixed 19.1 SusWrite 13.8 25% 19.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 62% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 22%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 606GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 27.5 Write 20.7 Mixed 22.6 SusWrite 13.8 28% 21.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 01BA 8GB 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.8% Below average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 12.6 38% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 9.9 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M15x

CPU
Core i7 Q 740Intel $190Bench 54%, 13,278 samples	49x
Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples	46x
Core i7 Q 840Intel $85Bench 56%, 1,339 samples	10x

GPU
GeForce GTX 260MNvidiaBench 5%, 1,120 samples	42x
GeForce GTX 460MNvidiaBench 6%, 3,887 samples	24x
Mobility Radeon HD 5730AMDBench 4%, 2,535 samples	20x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x
Force 3 180GBCorsair $384Bench 46%, 1,204 samples	4x
330 Series 120GBIntel $188Bench 68%, 11,188 samples	4x

RAM
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 40%, 8,137 samples	8x
Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 53%, 4,121 samples	6x
M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 41%, 10,285 samples	5x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $219

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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