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Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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.
Graphics18.5% 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 DriveThe 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 15 years and 2 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
SystemAlienware alienware  (all builds)
Motherboardalienware alienware
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080122
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateOct 22 '20 at 00:44
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 43%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600-$54
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing way below expectations (14th 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 Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
EVGA(3842 2662) 2GB
CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below expectations (35th 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 BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 2. 128GB
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
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 47 48 52 53 53 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th 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
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
33GB free
Firmware: HPD8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 41 43 44 44 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th 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
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 (16th 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
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 BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DRAM
Performing way below expectations (6th 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%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical alienware Builds (Compare 22 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware alienware

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 33% - Below average Total price: $364
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