Alienware 13 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 38% Jet ski	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 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 extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 21.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics	35.1% 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 Drive	165% 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 (74%). 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.

System	Alienware 13 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 13 R3
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170504
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '18 at 08:26
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	74%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	21.9% Poor	Memory 31.5 1-Core 20.9 2-Core 35.5 19% 29.3 Pts	4-Core 66.9 8-Core 104 11% 85.4 Pts	64-Core 107 7% 107 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile) 177,775 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Dell(1028 0770) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8514 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.1% Below average	Lighting 33 Reflection 34.7 Parallax 55.8 27% 41.2 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 55.3 Splatting 64.5 51% 62.1 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 52%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 423GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 1,874 Write 1,046 Mixed 1,372 316% 1,431 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 27.1 4K Mixed 21.1 76% 23.7 MB/s	DQ Read 79.9 DQ Write 48.1 DQ Mixed 27.6 30% 51.9 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 259%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3B1 2x16GB 800 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Relative performance (0^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 15.7 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 4.5 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 6.7 18% 6.4 GB/s	Latency 246 16% 246 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 82%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	369x
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	213x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	188x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16