Alienware 13 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 43% Speed boat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 45.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	77.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (33%). 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.

System	Alienware 13 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 13 R3
Memory	5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180817
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '18 at 22:41
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	33%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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 1.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Memory 71.9 1-Core 15.9 2-Core 42.8 32% 43.5 Pts	4-Core 110 8-Core 282 22% 196 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0770) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	4.5% Terrible	Lighting 6.33 Reflection 35.5 Parallax 3.62 5% 15.1 fps	MRender 7.67 Gravity 5.9 Splatting 0.04 3% 4.54 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.5% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme THNSN51T02DUK NV 1TB 2,534 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 427GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 234 98 102 47 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 705 Write 388 Mixed 204 SusWrite 108 77% 351 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 42.9 97% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 148 131% 195 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 163%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB 27,567 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	58% Above average	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 19.5 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 16.6 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 97 41% 97 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 78%

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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%

Sail boat

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

Raft

System: Alienware 13 R3

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	367x
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	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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $40	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