Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	182% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R6 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07HV66
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170213
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '17 at 03:36
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 786 79% 643 Pts	64-Core 799 49% 799 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.78 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 136 Parallax 126 103% 130 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 126 Splatting 102 91% 112 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seatay HD623 8TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 2.5TB free Firmware: 8105 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18.3% Very poor	Read 156 Write 153 Mixed 108 31% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 0.96 8% 4.16 MB/s	DQ Read 3.43 DQ Write 14.8 DQ Mixed 1.28 3% 6.51 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 18%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$99 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 392GB free Firmware: M0CR011 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 24 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 4 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 57 184684904479 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1277653028 (F7) Unknown 100 100 39962144 (F8) Unknown 100 100 2578913 (B4) Unknown 0 0 3563 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	85.5% Excellent	Read 482 Write 338 Mixed 337 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 72.9 4K Mixed 25.6 111% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 40.4 92% 194 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 104%
Toshiba HG5d Q Series 512GB 514 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 308GB free Firmware: HTRAN101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1825 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 327 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AD) Unknown 199 199 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 37 (C2) HDA temperature 72 62 163209674780 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	108% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 485 Mixed 497 111% 497 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 42.5 140% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 170 170% 273 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,589 Write 700 Mixed 994 241% 1,094 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 57.4 202% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 405 DQ Mixed 231 193% 270 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 141%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$120 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2TB free Firmware: AR13 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 201010488 (03) Spinup time 90 90 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 808 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 77 60 57467736 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4764 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 793 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 50 210456674354 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 53 639041574 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 67 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 869 (C2) HDA temperature 38 47 51539607590 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 118 99 201010488 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -46316927315321 (F1) Unknown 100 253 16389968817 (F2) Unknown 100 253 35740037770
Poor: 21% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 32GB 54 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2133, 2400, 2133, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.4% Very good	MC Read 25 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.9 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 23.3 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 82%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 55%

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System: Alienware Aurora R6

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	1,336x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	454x
Core i5-7400Intel $90Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	697x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	463x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	178x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	390x
THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 122%, 19,561 samples	58x
PC300 SK hy 256GBNvmeBench 113%, 3,798 samples	48x

RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 74%, 20,415 samples	228x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 7,552 samples	158x
HMA82GU6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 43%, 3,066 samples	75x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $299

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16