Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	118% 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 Drive	331% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R6 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07HV66
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '18 at 10:15
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 139 2-Core 277 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 769 81% 650 Pts	64-Core 750 46% 750 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 120F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2777 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 188 Parallax 159 130% 169 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 162 Splatting 121 109% 134 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 388GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1769 1841 1868 1905 1912 1859 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 2,398 Write 1,812 Mixed 896 SusWrite 1,859 389% 1,741 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 69.8 245% 89.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,114 DQ Write 961 DQ Mixed 934 728% 1,003 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 353%
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 145GB free Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 271 272 269 252 214 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 829 Write 713 Mixed 665 SusWrite 279 139% 621 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 62.1 211% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 838 DQ Write 621 DQ Mixed 719 540% 726 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 141%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 804GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 137 172 178 178 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 165 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 168 98% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GB 4,792 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 24.9 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 25.6 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 106%

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System: Alienware Aurora R6

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	1,330x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	449x
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	261x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	696x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	458x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	178x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	389x
THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 122%, 19,561 samples	58x
PC300 SK hy 256GBNvmeBench 113%, 3,798 samples	48x

RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 74%, 20,415 samples	228x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 7,552 samples	158x
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 74%, 24,860 samples	75x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $299

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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