Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics29.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07JNH0
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 24 '17 at 22:37
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 100
2-Core 196
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 496
55% 435 Pts
64-Core 489
30% 489 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 (SLI Disabled)
Nvidia(10DE 095B) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.9% Poor
Lighting 34.4
Reflection 37.8
Parallax 45
28% 39.1 fps
MRender 50.4
Gravity 39.6
Splatting 35.3
33% 41.7 fps
Poor: 28%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 47%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 950GB
310GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 182
Mixed 180
133% 176 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 3.11
4K Mixed 0.35
118% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 100%
Great: 198%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273EB0-CK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 38.8
MC Mixed 35.1
104% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 13.1
42% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,686 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora-R4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $262
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