Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive88.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0FPV4P
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 03 '18 at 02:02
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Memory 90.4
1-Core 100
2-Core 193
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 294
8-Core 498
48% 396 Pts
64-Core 484
30% 484 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-256M6S 2.5 7mm 256GB
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC8110E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 397 350 385 393 391 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Read 404
Write 357
Mixed 287
SusWrite 385
81% 358 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 54.4
4K Mixed 31.1
109% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 219
200% 307 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 101%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
38GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 72 72 72 71 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
41.5% Average
Read 73.3
Write 69.8
Mixed 51
SusWrite 71.3
49% 66.4 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 85%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB
236GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 197 191 194 197 206 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 157
Mixed 87
SusWrite 198
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 113%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.5% Average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 16.7
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 10.8
33% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 58%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 47%
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System: Alienware Aurora-R4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $261
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