Alienware 13

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 37.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

High background CPU (25%). 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.

System	Alienware 13 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VMGD7
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20190529
Uptime	5.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '20 at 14:20
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	25%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4210U 82,966 User benchmarks, average bench 41% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	37.7% Below average	Memory 60.9 1-Core 30.5 2-Core 88.4 37% 59.9 Pts	4-Core 85.8 8-Core 89.2 12% 87.5 Pts	64-Core 80.3 5% 80.3 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0683) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4414 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 2% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,823 Write 44.5 Mixed 84.5 205% 984 MB/s	4K Read 443 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 5.7 680% 151 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
Seagate USB 2.0 Cable 320GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 62GB free, PID 5020 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 37 Write 37.8 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 36.7 47% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 10,168 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.7% Average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 15.9 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 13.1 SC Mixed 16.5 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 125 32% 125 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 61%

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 49%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware 13

CPU
Core i7-5500UIntelBench 46%, 73,655 samples	69x
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples	68x
Core i5-5200UIntelBench 42%, 107,407 samples	22x

GPU
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	59x
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	38x
GTX 860MNvidiaBench 16%, 18,736 samples	35x

SSD
L8T-256L9G-11 M.2 2280 256GBLiteonitBench 80%, 846 samples	14x
PM851 M.2 2280 256GBSamsungBench 63%, 2,092 samples	14x
PM851 M.2 2280 512GBSamsungBench 65%, 485 samples	13x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	20x
KN2M64-ETB 2x8GBKingstonBench 51%, 2,986 samples	18x
M471B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 46%, 19,666 samples	17x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16