Alienware 13

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 20%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics12.8% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware 13  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VMGD7
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190529
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateNov 16 '22 at 16:26
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4210U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
20% Poor
Memory 34.9
1-Core 7.9
2-Core 9.6
14% 17.5 Pts
4-Core 31
8-Core 35.5
4% 33.2 Pts
64-Core 39.6
2% 39.6 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 20%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 860M
Dell(1028 0683) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 31.0.15.1748
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
12.8% Very poor
Lighting 18.3
Reflection 15.7
Parallax 17.1
15% 17 fps
MRender 0.1
Gravity 16.9
Splatting 12.7
9% 9.9 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 12.8%
Great: 17%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit L8T-256L9G-11 M.2 2280 256GB
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H88110C
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 202
Write 186
Mixed 174
42% 188 MB/s
4K Read 8
4K Write 6.9
4K Mixed 4.9
22% 6.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
20% Very poor
MC Read 6.6
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 8.6
21% 7.37 GB/s
SC Read 4.4
SC Write 3.8
SC Mixed 4.9
12% 4.37 GB/s
Latency 228
18% 228 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 20%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 13 Builds (Compare 156 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 13

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