Alienware 13 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.46% 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 Drive230% 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.
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.
SystemAlienware 13 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 13 R3
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180910
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 29 '20 at 08:58
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 13%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 104
2-Core 192
73% 126 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 543
56% 454 Pts
64-Core 539
33% 539 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 75.3%
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)
7.46% Terrible
Lighting 7.8
Reflection 73.3
Parallax 7.84
6% 29.7 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 7.03
Splatting 15.6
10% 11.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.46%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
369GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 848 639 614 637 650 660 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
230% Outstanding
Read 2,102
Write 2,094
Mixed 1,422
SusWrite 675
352% 1,573 MB/s
4K Read 55.8
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 66.3
246% 88.9 MB/s
DQ Read 932
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 433
376% 574 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 230%
Great: 340%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB
434GB free
Firmware: RVT22B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 420 418 428 433 480 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 413
Write 455
Mixed 428
SusWrite 436
98% 433 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 81.6
4K Mixed 41.5
142% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 360
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 103%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
78.3% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 23
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 34.2
SC Mixed 24.5
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 75.4
53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 13 R3 Builds (Compare 486 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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