Alienware 13 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	158% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware 13 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 13 R3
Memory	21.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180509
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '18 at 00:25
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Memory 72.8 1-Core 52.3 2-Core 99.2 47% 74.8 Pts	4-Core 177 8-Core 363 32% 270 Pts	64-Core 368 23% 368 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 076E) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549 Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	3.99% Terrible	Lighting 4.37 Reflection 63.5 Parallax 4.12 4% 24 fps	MRender 5.76 Gravity 4.07 Splatting 7.26 5% 5.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.99% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234 10,709 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 834GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1179 1049 1054 732 572 511 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 1,521 Write 1,420 Mixed 1,093 SusWrite 850 274% 1,221 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 32.7 100% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 424 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 356 253% 328 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 371%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 249GB free Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1163 1055 1030 1045 1072 944 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 1,245 Write 1,143 Mixed 598 SusWrite 1,052 226% 1,009 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 54.4 4K Mixed 32.5 105% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 472 DQ Write 388 DQ Mixed 425 320% 428 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 302%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 248GB 181 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 3GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.1 6.5 4.9 5.4 3.1 7.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Write 9.8 Mixed 7 SusWrite 5.9 12% 7.57 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 35% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR4 2400 C16 2x16GB 2,464 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 25 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 16 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 95 42% 95 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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Gaming 35%

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Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

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System: Alienware 13 R3

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	366x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	55x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	32x

GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	212x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	186x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	39x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	40x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	28x
THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 122%, 19,561 samples	28x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	71x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBUnknownBench 37%, 41,676 samples	27x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,951 samples	25x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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