Alienware alienware

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 50.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	47.9% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware alienware (all builds)
Motherboard	alienware alienware
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20080122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '21 at 14:56
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400-$170 24,176 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	50.5% Above average	Memory 75.3 1-Core 38.2 2-Core 76.7 42% 63.4 Pts	4-Core 151 8-Core 152 20% 151 Pts	64-Core 151 9% 151 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 260-$250 11,945 User benchmarks, average bench 7% BFG(19F1 0AC1) 896MB Ram: 896MB, Driver: 342.01 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 6% Great: 9%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 101 101 104 87 85 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.9% Average	Read 230 Write 186 Mixed 207 SusWrite 100 41% 181 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 23.9 4K Mixed 27.7 97% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 73.8 DQ Write 39.7 DQ Mixed 65 46% 59.5 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DRAM Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	18.4% Very poor	MC Read 4.8 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 4.3 15% 5.3 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 6 18% 6.43 GB/s	Latency 89.8 44% 89.8 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 45%

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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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Gaming 4%

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Desktop 52%

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Workstation 4%

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System: Alienware alienware

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	5x
Core2 QuadIntel $90Bench 43%, 5,765 samples	3x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	3x

GPU
GTX 460Nvidia $203Bench 12%, 31,648 samples	2x
Radeon HD 4870-X2 (Crossfire Disabled)ATIBench 7%, 438 samples	2x
GeForce GTX 555NvidiaBench 11%, 717 samples	2x

SSD
Sol id State Dis 512GBSpccBench 52%, 11 samples	4x
M500 240GBCrucial $54Bench 77%, 31,779 samples	3x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	2x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	6x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	5x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	4x

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Value: 33% - Below average

Total price: $364

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