Alienware 13 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.5% 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 Drive	277% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although 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.

System	Alienware 13 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 13 R3
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170706
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '17 at 23:25
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77% Very good	Memory 88 1-Core 111 2-Core 203 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 584 57% 470 Pts	64-Core 585 36% 585 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile) 177,775 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Dell(1028 0770) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8514 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Lighting 63.9 Reflection 69.1 Parallax 55.3 52% 62.8 fps	MRender 65.3 Gravity 55.8 Splatting 63 50% 61.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
VT USB 3.0 128GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 119GB free Firmware: 0 Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	Read 405 Write 111 Mixed 170 50% 229 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 1.96 4K Mixed 1.6 24% 5.74 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 52%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 7,214 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB73D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,769 Write 1,136 Mixed 1,499 395% 1,801 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 65.7 259% 98 MB/s	DQ Read 433 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 183 194% 323 MB/s
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 243%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3H1 1x8GB 4,259 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	40.3% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 11 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 13.7 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 43%

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

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Gaming 35%

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Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

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System: Alienware 13 R3

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	368x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	55x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	32x

GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	213x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	187x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	39x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	40x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	28x
THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 122%, 19,561 samples	28x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	71x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBUnknownBench 37%, 41,676 samples	27x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 4,951 samples	25x

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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