Alienware 13 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics49% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive143% 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 (18%). 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.
SystemAlienware 13 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 13 R3
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 04 '20 at 21:28
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 18%
CPU Throttled 99%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Memory 83.2
1-Core 98.9
2-Core 177
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 537
54% 436 Pts
64-Core 536
33% 536 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
Dell(1028 068B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49% Average
Lighting 61
Reflection 59.8
Parallax 77.2
50% 66 fps
MRender 63.4
Gravity 62.9
Splatting 50.9
48% 59.1 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 49%
Great: 56%
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0770) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.55% Terrible
Lighting 6.87
Reflection 9.35
Parallax 6.66
6% 7.62 fps
MRender 9.43
Gravity 6.57
Splatting 13.5
8% 9.84 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.55%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ssdpekkf512g8 NVMe INTEL 512GB
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D05N Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 514 576 527 541 529 539 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
143% Outstanding
Read 920
Write 787
Mixed 404
SusWrite 538
148% 662 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 96.1
4K Mixed 49
145% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 594
DQ Write 651
DQ Mixed 744
526% 663 MB/s
Poor: 101%
This bench: 143%
Great: 269%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.7% Good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 20.1
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 17.1
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 74.8
54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 62.7%
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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