Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics78.4% 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
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170213
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 25 '17 at 04:49
Run Duration97 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 83.4
1-Core 137
2-Core 272
90% 164 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 709
72% 581 Pts
64-Core 744
46% 744 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.4% Very good
Lighting 96.9
Reflection 107
Parallax 90.4
79% 98.2 fps
MRender 96
Gravity 94
Splatting 93.7
77% 94.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
561GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA810 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 135
Write 118
Mixed 88
85% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.06
4K Write 0.67
4K Mixed 0.07
23% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston XRGM6C-MIB 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.1% Average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 12
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 14.3
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 74.5
54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R6 Builds (Compare 2,122 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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