Alienware ASM201

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.3% 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	230% 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	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.

High background CPU (27%). 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 000000
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170515
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '20 at 21:35
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600T 1,363 User benchmarks, average bench 73% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 82 1-Core 106 2-Core 209 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 369 54% 392 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 81%

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: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	Lighting 41.8 Reflection 40.7 Parallax 36.8 34% 39.8 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 37.4 Splatting 31.5 29% 35.6 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 7,214 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB73D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 323 323 323 322 323 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,985 Write 1,241 Mixed 775 SusWrite 345 240% 1,087 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 73.5 254% 90.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,256 DQ Write 1,014 DQ Mixed 945 759% 1,072 MB/s
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 243%
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB 12,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 591GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 400 453 463 461 460 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 414 Mixed 354 SusWrite 420 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 50.4 175% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 256 215% 313 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 122%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF2G64HZ-2G1B1 1x16GB 1,444 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 1 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	41.3% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 12.5 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 14 SC Mixed 13 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 41%

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

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Typical ASM201 Builds (Compare 292 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	194x
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	218x
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	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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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