Alienware Aurora-R3

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30.8% 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 Drive	65% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora-R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 046MHW
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110525
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '21 at 20:51
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2300 19,722 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Memory 94.8 1-Core 85.9 2-Core 172 70% 118 Pts	4-Core 315 8-Core 327 43% 321 Pts	64-Core 328 20% 328 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Nvidia(10DE 1C82) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1852 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Lighting 39.2 Reflection 41.9 Parallax 39 32% 40 fps	MRender 39.7 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 27.9 29% 36 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 96 102 83 77 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 437 Write 177 Mixed 213 SusWrite 89.2 50% 229 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 54.6 4K Mixed 29.3 100% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 148 137% 215 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 89%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 695GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 108 107 108 111 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 134 Write 127 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 107 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608D 2x4GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	60.5% Good	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 19.7 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 17 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 57.6 70% 57.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 60%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 31%

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System: Alienware Aurora-R3

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	169x
Core i7-2600Intel $191Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	94x
Core i5-2300IntelBench 64%, 19,722 samples	28x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	49x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	34x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	30x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	14x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	9x

RAM
M378B5273CH0 4x4GBSamsungBench 49%, 117 samples	13x
HMT351U6BFR8 4x4GBHynixBench 49%, 61 samples	9x
HMT41GU7BFR8 HMT351U6CFR8 HMT451U6DFR8 HMT351U6EFR8 20GBHynixBench 56%, 12 samples	9x

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Total price: $585

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16