Alienware 13 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 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 62.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32.7% 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	119% 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.

Very high background CPU (64%). 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	5.7 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	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '19 at 11:44
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	64%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th 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 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Memory 64.5 1-Core 78.9 2-Core 178 60% 107 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 474 50% 399 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62.3% 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	32.7% Below average	Lighting 40.4 Reflection 37.8 Parallax 34.4 33% 37.5 fps	MRender 37.4 Gravity 37.8 Splatting 41.7 32% 39 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32.7% 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% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 230 222 188 167 148 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 1,301 Write 230 Mixed 294 SusWrite 192 109% 504 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 37.5 130% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 433 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 293 226% 315 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 193%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 442GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1321 1243 824 831 834 829 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,827 Write 1,707 Mixed 1594 SusWrite 980 343% 1,527 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 63.1 210% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 795 DQ Write 516 DQ Mixed 558 442% 623 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 355%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 158GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 37 Write 34.5 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 39 46% 34 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.8% 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 below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.8% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 17.3 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 16.2 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 51.8% 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%

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Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

Raft

System: Alienware 13 R3

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	369x
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	188x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $47	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16