Alienware 13 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics121% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
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
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210121
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 11 '21 at 18:58
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 83.4
1-Core 118
2-Core 225
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 570
62% 491 Pts
64-Core 563
35% 563 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 165
Reflection 181
Parallax 191
134% 179 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 172
Splatting 118
112% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0770) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.5% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 8.6
Parallax 8.3
6% 7.97 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 7
Splatting 11.3
8% 9.67 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.5%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,307
Write 1269
Mixed 970
263% 1,182 MB/s
4K Read 51.2
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 75.8
263% 97.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,055
DQ Write 642
DQ Mixed 822
619% 840 MB/s
Poor: 164% Great: 276%
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
73GB free
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 175 142 153 69 49 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 686
Write 783
Mixed 492
SusWrite 143
118% 526 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 50.2
187% 70.8 MB/s
DQ Read 790
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 89.8
184% 389 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 118%
Great: 170%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
84.8% Excellent
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 33
MC Mixed 27.1
86% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 35.9
SC Mixed 26.5
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 74.5
54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 89%

 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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