Alienware Aurora-R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics31.6% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora-R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 046MHW
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110525
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 24 '17 at 01:02
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 94.7
1-Core 108
2-Core 212
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 522
59% 462 Pts
64-Core 549
34% 549 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
EVGA(3842 2678) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1552 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
31.6% Below average
Lighting 37.3
Reflection 34.8
Parallax 43.8
30% 38.6 fps
MRender 48.6
Gravity 43.5
Splatting 35
34% 42.4 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 31.6%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
465GB free
Firmware: JC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Read 126
Write 124
Mixed 112
91% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 2.01
4K Mixed 0.54
124% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 70%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
355GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 12.01C02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
38.4% Below average
Read 72.4
Write 61.1
Mixed 72.6
52% 68.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.76
4K Mixed 0.25
83% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Ser 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM 1600 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
33% Below average
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 9.6
29% 10 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 11.4
SC Mixed 10.8
32% 11 GB/s
Latency 57.9
69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 33%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R3 Builds (Compare 331 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

System: Alienware Aurora-R3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $585
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