Alienware 13 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	130% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware 13 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 13 R3
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180817
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '19 at 07:52
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	13%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Memory 76.8 1-Core 95 2-Core 187 68% 119 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 556 56% 455 Pts	64-Core 574 36% 574 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 661 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Dell(1028 0770) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1657 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.2% Below average	Lighting 41.3 Reflection 40.3 Parallax 34.5 34% 38.7 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 38.1 Splatting 41.8 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 246 220 172 130 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 1463 Write 387 Mixed 392 SusWrite 198 132% 610 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 73.9 4K Mixed 40.8 135% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 432 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 293 243% 352 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 193%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 248GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2116 884 803 803 802 805 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2,401 Write 2,205 Mixed 1,631 SusWrite 1,035 407% 1,818 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 87.4 276% 96.8 MB/s	DQ Read 799 DQ Write 422 DQ Mixed 712 502% 644 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 355%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 313GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 38.8 Write 36.2 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 40 49% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 65%

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 as expected (54^th percentile)	72% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 21.5 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 20.6 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 86.7 46% 86.7 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 78%

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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

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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 $45	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