Alienware 13 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics96.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
SystemAlienware 13 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 00XCJK
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180717
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 05 '19 at 09:42
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6200U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
59.6% Above average
Memory 79.6
1-Core 85.4
2-Core 153
63% 106 Pts
4-Core 233
8-Core 222
31% 227 Pts
64-Core 220
14% 220 Pts
Poor: 17%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 55%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Gigabyte(1458 3774) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.9% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 135
Parallax 127
101% 129 fps
MRender 97.7
Gravity 127
Splatting 103
89% 109 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 110%
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0707) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.11% Terrible
Lighting 6.4
Reflection 9.04
Parallax 6.09
5% 7.18 fps
MRender 8.86
Gravity 5.83
Splatting 12.8
8% 9.16 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.11%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
452GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 44 45 47 45 51 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
27.7% Poor
Read 50.5
Write 67.5
Mixed 61
SusWrite 45.6
42% 56.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 27.7%
Great: 68%
Patriot Memory 64GB
57GB free, PID 5500
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 19 38 34 38 38 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
30.5% Below average
Read 116
Write 58
Mixed 51.5
SusWrite 33.2
76% 64.6 MB/s
4K Read 9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 2.2
156% 4.2 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
58.7% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 19.7
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 17.4
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 81.2
49% 81.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 13 R2 Builds (Compare 155 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 13 R2

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