Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 134%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 116%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics131% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora R6  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07HV66
Memory29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180502
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 13 '18 at 09:15
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 158
2-Core 317
103% 190 Pts
4-Core 589
8-Core 870
91% 730 Pts
64-Core 872
54% 872 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 102%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 194
Parallax 183
150% 187 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 180
Splatting 122
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
829GB free
Firmware: 1.0.00 Max speed: Unknown
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 659
Write 919
Mixed 400
148% 659 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 13.3
132% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 19.4
84% 187 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 132%
Great: 372%
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
418GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
184% Outstanding
Read 1,656
Write 823
Mixed 766
237% 1,082 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 45.6
170% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 425
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 138
160% 279 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 184%
Great: 170%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
829GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 143
Write 117
Mixed 108
92% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.14
4K Write 1.02
4K Mixed 0.13
82% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G3B1 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
MC Read 33.6
MC Write 35.1
MC Mixed 28.9
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 28.7
82% 28.7 GB/s
Latency 57.5
70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware Aurora R6

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