Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	44.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 M17x (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '20 at 00:24
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 X 920-$90 998 User benchmarks, average bench 57% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 80.9 2-Core 160 67% 111 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 296 35% 272 Pts	64-Core 298 18% 298 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.7% Average	Lighting 48.9 Reflection 65.9 Parallax 53.2 40% 56 fps	MRender 64.5 Gravity 66.2 Splatting 67 54% 65.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 162 204 212 212 211 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.4% Average	Read 218 Write 206 Mixed 211 SusWrite 184 46% 205 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 25.6 4K Mixed 17.6 64% 20.5 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 174 131% 175 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 131%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 162GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 162 204 212 212 211 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49.8% Average	Read 228 Write 214 Mixed 215 SusWrite 185 48% 211 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 26.2 4K Mixed 21.2 69% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 175 132% 175 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 131%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free Firmware: EB01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 113 121 128 128 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 80.1 Write 117 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 118 68% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL SODIMM DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 423 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.3% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 12.9 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 12.1 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 59%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 52%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

GPU
Mobility Radeon HD 4870ATIBench 8%, 153 samples	27x
Mobility Radeon HD 5870AMDBench 9%, 3,040 samples	25x
GeForce GTX 260MNvidiaBench 5%, 1,120 samples	7x

SSD
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $28Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	3x
PM800 Series 2.5" 256GBSamsungBench 24%, 1,200 samples	3x
SH103S3480G 480GBKingstonBench 56%, 32 samples	3x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	14x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	8x
M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 41%, 10,285 samples	5x

Value: 50% - Above average

Total price: $248

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