Alienware 13 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics114% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive137% 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
SystemAlienware 13 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 13 R3
Memory7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 02 '20 at 02:26
Run Duration193 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 (100th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Memory 89.1
1-Core 107
2-Core 177
74% 124 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 506
56% 439 Pts
64-Core 494
31% 494 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
114% Outstanding
Lighting 155
Reflection 175
Parallax 179
126% 170 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 159
Splatting 107
101% 125 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 114%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme A400 SanDis 512GB
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A3582012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 341 350 228 238 263 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 993
Write 763
Mixed 407
SusWrite 293
136% 614 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 54.3
170% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 644
DQ Write 532
DQ Mixed 423
362% 533 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 137%
Great: 157%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 510GB
362GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2176 2204 2208 2202 2140 2161 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 115%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
76.9% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 22.3
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 29.3
SC Mixed 23.9
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 68.3
58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76.9%
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 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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