Alienware 13 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive168% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 13 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 13 R3
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateJul 18 '18 at 21:43
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 75.7
1-Core 109
2-Core 202
73% 129 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 592
58% 477 Pts
64-Core 582
36% 582 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 0770) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9836
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
53% Above average
Lighting 66.4
Reflection 68.3
Parallax 59.3
54% 64.7 fps
MRender 65.6
Gravity 61.2
Splatting 60.6
51% 62.4 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 53%
Great: 52%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 759 461 439 439 462 431 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
168% Outstanding
Read 1,470
Write 433
Mixed 528
SusWrite 498
161% 732 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 45.7
174% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 671
DQ Write 471
DQ Mixed 353
323% 498 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 168%
Great: 216%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
78.7% Very good
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 23.9
80% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 25.4
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 88.9
45% 88.9 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 84%

 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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