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Alienware M15x

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	7.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 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.

System	Alienware M15x (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware
Memory	7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20100824
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '17 at 10:45
Run Duration	92 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th 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 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 94.6 1-Core 77.5 2-Core 140 65% 104 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 291 31% 249 Pts	64-Core 291 18% 291 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 460M 3,887 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Dell(1028 02A2) 1.5GB CLim: 675 MHz, MLim: 625 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	7.3% Terrible	Lighting 8.3 Reflection 9.81 Parallax 6.81 7% 8.31 fps	MRender 10.9 Gravity 8.6 Splatting 10.9 8% 10.1 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.3% Great: 7%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD100V 1TB 2,427 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 820GB free (System drive) Firmware: AX0U1Q Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 2583 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3126 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 4169 (0A) Spinup retry count 161 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3040 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 112 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 2243 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 3174 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 249109544996 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 772 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 90 90 4097 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 182 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	48.4% Average	Read 89.2 Write 79.6 Mixed 31 49% 66.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.28 4K Write 0.76 4K Mixed 0.13 41% 0.39 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 99U5428-042.A00G 2x4GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	42.9% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 11.3 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 12.2 SC Mixed 12.8 38% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 43%

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Typical M15x Builds (Compare 145 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Alienware M15x

CPU
Core i7 Q 740Intel $190Bench 54%, 13,278 samples	49x
Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples	46x
Core i7 Q 840Intel $85Bench 56%, 1,339 samples	10x

GPU
GeForce GTX 260MNvidiaBench 5%, 1,120 samples	42x
GeForce GTX 460MNvidiaBench 6%, 3,887 samples	24x
Mobility Radeon HD 5730AMDBench 4%, 2,535 samples	20x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x
Force 3 180GBCorsair $384Bench 46%, 1,204 samples	4x
330 Series 120GBIntel $188Bench 68%, 11,188 samples	4x

RAM
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 40%, 8,137 samples	8x
Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 53%, 4,121 samples	6x
M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 41%, 10,285 samples	5x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $220

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $155	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $375	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i7-14700K $355	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350