Alienware 13 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics7.48% 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 Drive82.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (22%). 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.
SystemAlienware 13 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 13 R3
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 14 '18 at 16:16
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 22%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
70% Good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 102
2-Core 190
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 303
8-Core 594
53% 449 Pts
64-Core 592
37% 592 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 70%
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)
7.48% Terrible
Lighting 7.93
Reflection 70.4
Parallax 7.88
6% 28.7 fps
MRender 10.8
Gravity 7.03
Splatting 15.3
10% 11 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.48%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 223 231 200 196 183 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Read 127
Write 312
Mixed 98.7
SusWrite 221
43% 190 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 47.3
152% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 413
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 241
215% 327 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 193%
WD Blue SATA M.2 1TB-$77
931GB free
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 379 412 408 301 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Read 463
Write 419
Mixed 330
SusWrite 365
89% 394 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 46.4
4K Mixed 31.2
99% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 253
207% 294 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
73.2% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 22.1
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 19.6
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 13 R3 Builds (Compare 486 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

System: Alienware 13 R3

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