Alienware M15x

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	40.3% 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.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 59% 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 M15x (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 13 '20 at 19:45
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	44%
CPU Throttled	59%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core X 920-$90 79 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Memory 70 1-Core 29.3 2-Core 58.1 37% 52.5 Pts	4-Core 92.3 8-Core 145 15% 118 Pts	64-Core 147 9% 147 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 70%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZMTD512HAGL-00000 512GB 439 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT4300Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 196 182 192 149 169 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.3% Average	Read 189 Write 119 Mixed 122 SusWrite 176 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 25.6 4K Mixed 14.6 54% 18.2 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 90 DQ Mixed 59 61% 100 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M471B1G73DB0-YK0 80CE M471B1G73QH0-YK0 16GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 11.8 38% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 8.7 21% 7.33 GB/s	Latency 101 39% 101 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 48%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $220

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