Alienware ASM201

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics121% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive84.2% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough 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
SystemAlienware ASM201  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0GWM1Y
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170707
Uptime4.8 Days
Run DateAug 17 '17 at 00:24
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700T
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 89
1-Core 106
2-Core 209
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 598
58% 476 Pts
64-Core 593
37% 593 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.12
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 162
Reflection 195
Parallax 190
132% 182 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 171
Splatting 125
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon CV3-8D256-11 SATA 256GB
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T88110B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Read 511
Write 340
Mixed 265
82% 372 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 78.2
4K Mixed 25.7
110% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 211
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 16.2
69% 153 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 97%
Seagate ST1000LM044 HN-M101SAD 1TB
574GB free
Firmware: 2BD10001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
68.7% Good
Read 110
Write 129
Mixed 127
92% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 2.15
4K Mixed 0.38
108% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43BB1-CPB 1x16GB
1 of 1 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
40.8% Average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 11.7
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 14.5
SC Mixed 12.1
37% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 41%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ASM201 Builds (Compare 291 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

System: Alienware ASM201

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