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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 11.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible. |
Graphics | 3.79% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics) |
Boot Drive | 19.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD. |
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. |
System | Alienware M15x (all builds) |
Motherboard | Alienware |
Memory | 13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
Display | 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors |
OS | Windows 10 |
BIOS Date | 20100824 |
Uptime | 0 Days |
Run Date | Oct 09 '21 at 16:37 |
Run Duration | 177 Seconds |
Run User | IDN-User |
Background CPU | 43% |
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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11.4%
Very poor
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Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Dell(1028 02A2) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
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3.79%
Terrible
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Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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Sandisk PLUS 1000GB
881GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UH4504RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 38 68 87 117 115 MB/s
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19.4%
Very poor
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Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Maxm 8G-DDR3-204 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
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18%
Very poor
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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CPU | |
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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: 54% - Above average | Total price: $216 |