Alienware 13 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 54.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware 13 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0CKPP6
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '24 at 04:47
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6500U 102,213 User benchmarks, average bench 46% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Memory 69.5 1-Core 82.3 2-Core 155 59% 102 Pts	4-Core 231 8-Core 226 31% 228 Pts	64-Core 230 14% 230 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0707) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2125 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.74% Terrible	Lighting 5.6 Reflection 5.2 Parallax 6.2 5% 5.67 fps	MRender 8.8 Gravity 0.3 Splatting 0.2 2% 3.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.74% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nt-256 2280 256GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN14546 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 358 332 338 351 330 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 420 Write 404 Mixed 394 SusWrite 335 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 54.8 4K Mixed 32.8 112% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 220 163% 212 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 102%
WDC CH SN530 SDBPTPZ-512G-1024 451GB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 352GB free Firmware: 08.05.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 607 268 269 270 270 271 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 934 Write 887 Mixed 930 SusWrite 326 173% 769 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 71.8 4K Mixed 48.9 157% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 627 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 459 348% 477 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 229%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6DFR8A-PB 2x8GB 1,494 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.5% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 16.4 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 16.4 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	64	51	60	13.2"	1280 720	BOE05DF

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Desktop 50%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware 13 R2

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	118x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	37x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	90x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	50x
GeForce GTX 965MNvidiaBench 24%, 3,080 samples	6x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	16x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	13x
850 Pro 1TBSamsung $210Bench 105%, 25,365 samples	4x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	29x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 30,280 samples	13x
8KTF51264HZ-1G6P1 2x4GBMicronBench 50%, 1,534 samples	8x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16