Alienware ASM201

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	30.5% 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	64.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

System	Alienware ASM201 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0GWM1Y
Memory	0.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200629
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '21 at 10:22
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	74%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700T 9,225 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Memory 63 1-Core 51.4 2-Core 87.4 43% 67.3 Pts	4-Core 168 8-Core 233 25% 201 Pts	64-Core 277 17% 277 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 78%

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: 497.29 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.5% Below average	Lighting 38.7 Reflection 41.2 Parallax 37.1 32% 39 fps	MRender 35.3 Gravity 36.9 Splatting 32.5 28% 34.9 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$100 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: 90WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 126 88 119 108 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 399 Write 177 Mixed 159 SusWrite 113 47% 212 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 53.3 4K Mixed 20.8 95% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 92.3 123% 227 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 121%
ST4000LM 024-2AN17V 4TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 1.4 3.7 1.5 1.2 1.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 67.6 Write 79 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 1.6 69% 52.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.5 158% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 59%
INTEL SS DSC2CT240A4 240GB 141GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 46 46 45 42 45 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	95.9% Outstanding	Read 115 Write 113 Mixed 119 SusWrite 45.4 130% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 21.4 4K Mixed 17.6 1,383% 18.1 MB/s	DQ Read 20.3 DQ Write 36.9 DQ Mixed 24.5 2,164% 27.2 MB/s

SAMSUNG HN-M101MBB 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 71GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 45 44 44 42 44 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	21.9% Poor	Read 54.1 Write 25.6 Mixed 34.6 SusWrite 44.4 51% 39.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1B1 1x8GB 4,454 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 1 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 11.2 35% 12.2 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 7.4 21% 7.33 GB/s	Latency 119 34% 119 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 42%

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Gaming 25%

Raft

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

System: Alienware ASM201

CPU
Core i7-6700TIntelBench 70%, 9,225 samples	195x
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	219x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16