Alienware 13

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.32% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	75.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware 13 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02C3X1
Memory	2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190529
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '20 at 18:24
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	32%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5500U 73,655 User benchmarks, average bench 46% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Memory 84.4 1-Core 77.1 2-Core 121 59% 94.2 Pts	4-Core 150 8-Core 171 21% 161 Pts	64-Core 175 11% 175 Pts
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 06A3) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	4.32% Terrible	Lighting 4.8 Reflection 16.5 Parallax 6.8 4% 9.37 fps	MRender 6.3 Gravity 4.7 Splatting 7.3 5% 6.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.32% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit L8T-128L9G-11 M.2 2280 128GB 553 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: H87110C SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 280 235 272 261 300 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 394 Write 303 Mixed 238 SusWrite 273 68% 302 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 53.8 4K Mixed 27 97% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 200 177% 265 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 90%
Liteon L8H-256V2G-11 M.2 2280 256GB 1,826 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 115GB free Firmware: F88110A SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 250 218 238 229 251 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.4% Above average	Read 187 Write 222 Mixed 189 SusWrite 240 47% 209 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 55.3 4K Mixed 26.7 92% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 33 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 182 118% 131 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GB 30,280 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44% Average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 14.3 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 12.6 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 57%

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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 7%

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Desktop 49%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware 13

CPU
Core i7-5500UIntelBench 46%, 73,655 samples	67x
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples	67x
Core i5-5200UIntelBench 42%, 107,407 samples	22x

GPU
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	57x
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	37x
GTX 860MNvidiaBench 16%, 18,736 samples	35x

SSD
L8T-256L9G-11 M.2 2280 256GBLiteonitBench 80%, 846 samples	14x
PM851 M.2 2280 256GBSamsungBench 63%, 2,092 samples	14x
PM851 M.2 2280 512GBSamsungBench 65%, 485 samples	13x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	18x
KN2M64-ETB 2x8GBKingstonBench 51%, 2,986 samples	18x
M471B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 46%, 19,666 samples	17x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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