Alienware ASM201

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.1% 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	165% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '18 at 09:39
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 90 2-Core 171 69% 116 Pts	4-Core 323 8-Core 330 44% 327 Pts	64-Core 324 20% 324 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 71.3% 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: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Lighting 41.8 Reflection 39.9 Parallax 38.7 34% 40.1 fps	MRender 37.5 Gravity 36.3 Splatting 31.9 28% 35.2 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme CX2-8B256-Q11 NV 256GB 1,424 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4881 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 1,763 Write 750 Mixed 999 257% 1,170 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 27.5 140% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 38.9 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 150 118% 156 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 206%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 668GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 192 172 1383 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 939 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2836 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 572 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 189 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 189 189 35954 (C2) HDA temperature 116 88 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	65.2% Good	Read 117 Write 110 Mixed 118 87% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 2.05 4K Mixed 0.26 86% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 71%

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 above expectations (98^th percentile)	43.2% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 12.7 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14.3 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43.2% 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	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