Alienware ASM201

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.4% 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	58.1% 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 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.

System	Alienware ASM201 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0GWM1Y
Memory	1.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200213
Uptime	10.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '22 at 18:07
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400T 8,631 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 78.6 2-Core 151 63% 105 Pts	4-Core 267 8-Core 202 33% 235 Pts	64-Core 183 11% 183 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 68%

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: 496.49 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.4% Below average	Lighting 38.4 Reflection 41.5 Parallax 37.5 31% 39.1 fps	MRender 36 Gravity 37.3 Splatting 32.6 29% 35.3 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKJF180A5 SATA 180GB 214 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: LWDi SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 70 57 105 128 65 MB/s Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	58.1% Above average	Read 241 Write 202 Mixed 229 SusWrite 90.2 43% 190 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 57.1 4K Mixed 29.8 107% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 133 124% 195 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 84%
Seagate ST1000LM044 HN-M101SAD 1TB 3,391 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 121GB free Firmware: 2BD10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 83 67 85 101 116 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 115 Write 115 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 92.7 72% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4SFS824A.M8FE 1x8GB 500 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 1 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.7% Below average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 10.1 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 11.5 SC Mixed 10.5 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 70%

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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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Typical ASM201 Builds (Compare 291 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 25%

Raft

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

System: Alienware ASM201

CPU
Core i7-6700TIntelBench 70%, 9,225 samples	193x
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	217x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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	17x
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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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