Alienware 13 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.5% 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 Drive223% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
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
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemAlienware 13 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 13 R3
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171211
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 12 '18 at 02:23
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 87.1
1-Core 118
2-Core 227
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 594
62% 497 Pts
64-Core 603
37% 603 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0770) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.5% Terrible
Lighting 7.87
Reflection 69
Parallax 7.91
6% 28.3 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 7.03
Splatting 15.6
10% 11.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.5%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
352GB free
Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
255% Outstanding
Read 2,825
Write 1,411
Mixed 1,558
425% 1,931 MB/s
4K Read 56.4
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 24.1
180% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 56.8
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 21.5
35% 66.1 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 255%
Great: 254%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
223% Outstanding
Read 2,451
Write 1,054
Mixed 1,679
380% 1,728 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 29
175% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 25.2
74% 159 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 223%
Great: 193%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
76.7% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 22.7
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 23.5
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 35%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 29%
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System: Alienware 13 R3

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