Alienware alienware

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	18.5% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware alienware (all builds)
Motherboard	alienware alienware
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20080122
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '20 at 00:44
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600-$100 59,658 User benchmarks, average bench 42% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Memory 55.9 1-Core 26.6 2-Core 47.5 30% 43.3 Pts	4-Core 87.5 8-Core 90 12% 88.8 Pts	64-Core 103 6% 103 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 50%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 2662) 2GB CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Lighting 20.6 Reflection 18.7 Parallax 21.8 17% 20.4 fps	MRender 30.4 Gravity 27.6 Splatting 23.6 22% 27.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 2. 128GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 13GB free Firmware: CXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 101 81 103 133 141 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.4% Below average	Read 166 Write 97 Mixed 136 SusWrite 112 29% 128 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 29.6 4K Mixed 14.2 55% 19.2 MB/s	DQ Read 57.7 DQ Write 41.3 DQ Mixed 17.4 22% 38.8 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 55%
Seagate ST300MM0006 300GB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 47 48 52 53 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 138 Write 51.8 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 49.4 56% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 112%
HP DG0300BAMYR 300GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 237GB free Firmware: HPD8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 46 49 50 50 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.3% Average	Read 107 Write 46.3 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 47.2 46% 62.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1 165% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 44%
HP DG0300FARVV 300GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 33GB free Firmware: HPD8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 41 43 44 44 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 112 Write 47 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 42.1 47% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.9 154% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 55%
JMicron Tech 500GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 22GB free, PID 0562 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	26.2% Poor	Read 30 Write 29.7 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 13.6 34% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 5.7 409% 5.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 352%
JMicron Tech 512GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 384GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	26.4% Poor	Read 30.3 Write 29.8 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 14.2 35% 26.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 5.7 409% 5.7 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 27%
KINGSTON 6B76827A36C9 240GB 66GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 14 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	25.9% Poor	Read 29.7 Write 30 Mixed 30 SusWrite 13.4 34% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 4.6 368% 5 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DRAM Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	MC Read 3.9 MC Write 4.4 MC Mixed 3.7 11% 4 GB/s	SC Read 3.2 SC Write 2.9 SC Mixed 3.3 9% 3.13 GB/s	Latency 140 28% 140 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 45%

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Gaming 4%

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Desktop 52%

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Workstation 4%

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System: Alienware alienware

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	5x
Core2 QuadIntel $90Bench 43%, 5,765 samples	3x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	3x

GPU
GTX 460Nvidia $203Bench 12%, 31,648 samples	2x
Radeon HD 4870-X2 (Crossfire Disabled)ATIBench 7%, 438 samples	2x
GeForce GTX 555NvidiaBench 11%, 717 samples	2x

SSD
Sol id State Dis 512GBSpccBench 52%, 11 samples	4x
M500 240GBCrucial $73Bench 77%, 31,779 samples	3x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	2x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	6x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	5x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	4x

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Value: 33% - Below average

Total price: $364

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16