Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics120% 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 Drive184% 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora R6  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07HV66
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170712
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 31 '17 at 16:54
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 93.2
1-Core 150
2-Core 300
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 590
8-Core 833
89% 711 Pts
64-Core 835
52% 835 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 101%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 120F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.28
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
120% Outstanding
Lighting 165
Reflection 186
Parallax 160
134% 170 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 163
Splatting 117
108% 134 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 120%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
184% Outstanding
Read 1,663
Write 469
Mixed 980
227% 1,037 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 62.6
213% 76.4 MB/s
DQ Read 591
DQ Write 419
DQ Mixed 258
260% 423 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 184%
Great: 141%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
2TB free
Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 175
Mixed 175
138% 183 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.65
4K Mixed 0.24
88% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 107%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston XRGM6C-MIB 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
51.2% Above average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 14.4
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 17.7
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 61.6
65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 51.2%
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 2,134 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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