Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0FPV4P
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131126
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 06 '18 at 11:10
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 88.9
1-Core 101
2-Core 200
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 590
62% 496 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85
425GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 431 433 432 431 428 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 460
Write 447
Mixed 386
SusWrite 428
97% 431 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 91.2
4K Mixed 46.1
149% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 363
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 108%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25
768GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 194 194 189 195 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 162
Mixed 90.7
SusWrite 194
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 113%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$85
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 212 214 213 214 214 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 156
Mixed 83.8
SusWrite 213
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 121%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73CB0-CK0 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97% Outstanding
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 40.5
MC Mixed 34.4
109% 38.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 13.7
SC Mixed 11.6
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 97%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,700 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora-R4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $272
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12400F $124Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260Nvidia RTX 4070 $549Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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