Alienware 13 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 54.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.39% 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 Drive	111% 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.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 96% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware 13 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 13 R2
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3200 x 1800 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160129
Uptime	21.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '18 at 20:48
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	EGY-User
Background CPU	17%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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)	54.7% Above average	Memory 71.5 1-Core 82.9 2-Core 161 61% 105 Pts	4-Core 223 8-Core 209 29% 216 Pts	64-Core 200 12% 200 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 54.7% 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. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.39% Terrible	Lighting 6.83 Reflection 16.3 Parallax 6.34 6% 9.82 fps	MRender 7.81 Gravity 6.1 Splatting 13.7 8% 9.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.39% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 13,766 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 288 279 258 205 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 848 Write 288 Mixed 274 SusWrite 244 91% 414 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 24.5 128% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 835 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 118 204% 415 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 147%
Samsung CM871 M.2 2280 128GB 3,215 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 119GB free Firmware: FXT21D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 127 127 130 129 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 406 Write 127 Mixed 150 SusWrite 126 44% 202 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 40.2 4K Mixed 16.8 74% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 39.7 DQ Mixed 50.9 46% 71.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB 34,976 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	54% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 18.7 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 16.2 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 97.8 41% 97.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 59%

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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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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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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