Alienware 13 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.51% 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 Drive198% 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware 13 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware 13 R3
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180817
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 20 '18 at 10:29
Run Duration192 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 27%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 (99th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Memory 87.8
1-Core 105
2-Core 200
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 571
56% 457 Pts
64-Core 573
35% 573 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 75.7%
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)
7.51% Terrible
Lighting 7.97
Reflection 125
Parallax 7.66
6% 46.8 fps
MRender 10.3
Gravity 7.07
Splatting 15.7
10% 11 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.51%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB73D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 322 290 322 317 299 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
198% Outstanding
Read 1,941
Write 1,329
Mixed 977
SusWrite 340
254% 1147 MB/s
4K Read 49.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 66.5
217% 74.7 MB/s
DQ Read 768
DQ Write 667
DQ Mixed 708
533% 714 MB/s
Poor: 107%
This bench: 198%
Great: 243%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
389GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2243 614 602 601 601 602 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
260% Outstanding
Read 2,379
Write 2,252
Mixed 1,617
SusWrite 877
398% 1,781 MB/s
4K Read 55.3
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 72.7
244% 85.2 MB/s
DQ Read 833
DQ Write 736
DQ Mixed 787
590% 786 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 260%
Great: 340%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
72.8% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 22.1
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 24.4
SC Mixed 22
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 78%

 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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