Alienware Aurora R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics131% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive248% 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.
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 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 01NYPT
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160902
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMay 27 '17 at 14:56
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Memory 91.2
1-Core 140
2-Core 279
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 737
77% 620 Pts
64-Core 756
47% 756 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 195
Parallax 174
151% 185 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 175
Splatting 125
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
247GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
248% Outstanding
Read 2,424
Write 1,323
Mixed 1,521
387% 1,756 MB/s
4K Read 55.8
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 33.2
204% 78.1 MB/s
DQ Read 50.1
DQ Write 441
DQ Mixed 23.3
84% 172 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 248%
Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 160
Mixed 158
125% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.45
4K Mixed 0.19
66% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GU6MFR8N-TF 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
41.2% Average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 11.8
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 13.9
39% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R5 Builds (Compare 1,724 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $312
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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