Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics94.7% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R6  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07HV66
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 04 '17 at 03:52
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 89.5
1-Core 139
2-Core 269
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 746
73% 600 Pts
64-Core 750
46% 750 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 375.63
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.7% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 131
Parallax 110
99% 121 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 120
Splatting 98
86% 106 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 193
Mixed 172
142% 189 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.19
70% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 113%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.4% Good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 19.2
63% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 19.4
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R6 Builds (Compare 2,121 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora R6

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $299
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