| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (4th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 96 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 30%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor. |
| Graphics | 2.94% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics) |
| Boot Drive | 23.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD. |
| 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. |
Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | Alienware M15x (all builds) |
| Motherboard | Alienware |
| Memory | 4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20091008 |
| Uptime | 1.9 Days |
| Run Date | Mar 08 '21 at 19:50 |
| Run Duration | 130 Seconds |
| Run User | ITA-User |
| Background CPU | 85% |
PC Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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30%
Poor
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23% 29.4 Pts
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6% 54 Pts
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4% 61.7 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 260M
Dell(1028 02A2) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01
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2.94%
Terrible
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3% 3.53 fps
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2% 3.13 fps
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| Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 84 60 61 53 43 MB/s
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23.4%
Poor
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30% 131 MB/s
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39% 12 MB/s
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51% 64.6 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Unknown 99U5469-041.A00LF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
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17.5%
Very poor
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18% 6.17 GB/s
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9% 3.3 GB/s
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27% 148 ns
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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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System: Alienware M15x
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 53% - Above average | Total price: $220 |