Alienware 13 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	7.54% 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 Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

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.

System	Alienware 13 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 13 R3
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190118
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '20 at 14:47
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 108 2-Core 216 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 602 65% 515 Pts	64-Core 597 37% 597 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0770) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4708 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.54% Terrible	Lighting 7.8 Reflection 101 Parallax 7.59 6% 38.8 fps	MRender 11.6 Gravity 7.13 Splatting 15.8 10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.54% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 360GB 1,301 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 162 169 147 152 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 893 Write 194 Mixed 401 SusWrite 182 91% 418 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 40.4 139% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 565 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 244 226% 357 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 147%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 901GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 115 117 116 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 132 Write 118 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 116 150% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.4 170% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMSX8GX4M1A2400C16 009C3523 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	76.8% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 22 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 24.3 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 77%

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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%

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 $300	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