Alienware 13 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.12% 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 Drive147% 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.
Very high background CPU (86%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware 13 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 000000
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 10 '20 at 12:32
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 86%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6500U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
47.1% Average
Memory 65
1-Core 47.7
2-Core 125
47% 79.3 Pts
4-Core 160
8-Core 223
24% 192 Pts
64-Core 254
16% 254 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 0707) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.12% Terrible
Lighting 6.43
Reflection 16.2
Parallax 6.66
5% 9.77 fps
MRender 7.24
Gravity 6.2
Splatting 13.5
8% 8.99 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.12%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV76D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 530 539 517 442 303 283 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
147% Outstanding
Read 892
Write 496
Mixed 411
SusWrite 436
124% 559 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 40.7
170% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 948
DQ Write 554
DQ Mixed 564
470% 689 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 147%
Great: 172%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
282GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 566 625 635 673 684 689 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
142% Outstanding
Read 707
Write 623
Mixed 626
SusWrite 645
146% 651 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 63.7
4K Mixed 44.4
151% 49.2 MB/s
DQ Read 671
DQ Write 551
DQ Mixed 556
431% 593 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 142%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
57.1% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18.8
59% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 16.9
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 13 R2 Builds (Compare 155 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 13 R2

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