Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics39.9% 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 Drive165% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora R6  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07HV66
Memory4.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170213
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateJul 25 '17 at 20:31
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 83.3
1-Core 122
2-Core 231
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 667
66% 541 Pts
64-Core 666
41% 666 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
Dell(1028 1005) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
39.9% Below average
Lighting 46.5
Reflection 62.9
Parallax 63.5
38% 57.7 fps
MRender 64.4
Gravity 44.7
Splatting 52.1
44% 53.8 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
165% Outstanding
Read 1,532
Write 581
Mixed 943
224% 1,019 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 31.9
170% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 412
DQ Write 402
DQ Mixed 31.3
127% 282 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 165%
Great: 141%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
813GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 160
Mixed 152
125% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.01
4K Write 1.72
4K Mixed 0.28
105% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 112%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
598GB free
Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
51.1% Above average
Read 97.1
Write 80.9
Mixed 68.1
61% 82 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.28
4K Mixed 0.76
154% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
42.1% Average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 12.2
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 14.1
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R6 Builds (Compare 2,123 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
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System: Alienware Aurora R6

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