Alienware ASM201

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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. 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 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.9% 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	299% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware ASM201 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0GWM1Y
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200213
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '20 at 06:19
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Memory 85.5 1-Core 83.2 2-Core 159 65% 109 Pts	4-Core 313 8-Core 310 42% 312 Pts	64-Core 308 19% 308 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 69.7% 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: 457.30 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.9% Below average	Lighting 39.3 Reflection 41.5 Parallax 37.8 32% 39.5 fps	MRender 35.9 Gravity 37.7 Splatting 32.6 29% 35.4 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 685GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1318 1765 1757 1525 1528 1529 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2,293 Write 2,110 Mixed 1,724 SusWrite 1,570 432% 1,924 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 75.1 241% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 880 DQ Write 728 DQ Mixed 796 598% 801 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 372%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 78GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 278 270 264 272 262 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 404 Write 326 Mixed 281 SusWrite 268 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 38.3 137% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 148 138% 209 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GB 45,898 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 1 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	41.5% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 12.5 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 14 SC Mixed 13.1 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 42%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical ASM201 Builds (Compare 292 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $40	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