Alienware 13 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.98% 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 Drive134% 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.
Very high background CPU (32%). 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
SystemAlienware 13 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 13 R3
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180910
Uptime6.9 Days
Run DateMay 09 '19 at 21:35
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Memory 86.2
1-Core 98.2
2-Core 189
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 318
8-Core 591
54% 455 Pts
64-Core 555
34% 555 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 72.6%
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)
6.98% Terrible
Lighting 7.2
Reflection 71.3
Parallax 7.38
6% 28.6 fps
MRender 10.6
Gravity 6.7
Splatting 14.8
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.98%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 300 302 305 288 280 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 1,351
Write 431
Mixed 390
SusWrite 276
134% 612 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 44.6
157% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 304
233% 318 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 134%
Great: 193%
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
231GB free
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 448 436 448 445 450 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 800
Write 720
Mixed 393
SusWrite 452
132% 591 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 89.5
4K Mixed 53.4
159% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 799
DQ Write 393
DQ Mixed 525
409% 572 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 137%
Great: 170%
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)
73.4% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 21.6
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 21.2
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 73.4%
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 487 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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