Alienware 13 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.24% 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 Drive215% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
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
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170914
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJan 05 '18 at 20:06
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 86
1-Core 113
2-Core 226
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 602
63% 505 Pts
64-Core 601
37% 601 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0770) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.24% Terrible
Lighting 7.83
Reflection 63.6
Parallax 8.62
6% 26.7 fps
MRender 8.19
Gravity 6.97
Splatting 15.4
9% 10.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.24%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
441GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
215% Outstanding
Read 1,773
Write 1,293
Mixed 1,253
319% 1,440 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 39.8
167% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 398
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 150
159% 267 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 215%
Great: 254%
Pc300 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
238GB free
Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 1,255
Write 400
Mixed 640
167% 765 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 74.1
4K Mixed 15.8
78% 34 MB/s
DQ Read 437
DQ Write 382
DQ Mixed 22.3
122% 280 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 116%
Great: 142%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KMKYF9-MID 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
42.4% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 11.1
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 14.1
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 13 R3 Builds (Compare 485 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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