Alienware 13 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.16% 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 Drive152% 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
SystemAlienware 13 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 13 R3
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180910
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '19 at 00:28
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 119
2-Core 227
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 377
8-Core 558
58% 468 Pts
64-Core 593
37% 593 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0770) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.16% Terrible
Lighting 7.6
Reflection 70.7
Parallax 7.47
6% 28.6 fps
MRender 9.62
Gravity 6.57
Splatting 15.2
9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.16%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 319 303 321 334 332 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
152% Outstanding
Read 1,857
Write 720
Mixed 876
SusWrite 319
207% 943 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 44.7
177% 67.7 MB/s
DQ Read 34.2
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 47
47% 72.9 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 152%
Great: 193%
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
477GB free
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 613 431 433 432 442 445 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
147% Outstanding
Read 1,154
Write 887
Mixed 968
SusWrite 466
194% 869 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 58.8
198% 70.2 MB/s
DQ Read 43.6
DQ Write 433
DQ Mixed 279
204% 252 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 147%
Great: 170%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
78.2% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 22.4
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 24.3
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 78.2%
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 485 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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