Alienware ASM201

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	108% 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.

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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160614
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '19 at 16:14
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700T 9,225 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 106 2-Core 214 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 588 61% 492 Pts	64-Core 594 37% 594 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Dell(1028 0790) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Lighting 79 Reflection 86 Parallax 75.1 64% 80 fps	MRender 81.5 Gravity 75.4 Splatting 69.5 61% 75.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 318 421 474 356 402 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 93.7 Write 42.5 Mixed 582 SusWrite 375 63% 273 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 55.7 176% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 832 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 361 324% 504 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 141%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 68GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 322 365 362 360 357 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 337 Write 332 Mixed 319 SusWrite 341 75% 332 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 38.4 4K Mixed 32.7 105% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 146 109% 144 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 133%
Toshiba External USB 3.0 1TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 631GB free Firmware: 0203 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 332 379 380 374 372 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 342 Write 338 Mixed 298 SusWrite 355 75% 333 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 30.5 100% 32 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 171 126% 165 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C13 1x16GB 304 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 1 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	41.4% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 12 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 13.8 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 64%

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

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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 $295	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