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 (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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive100% 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
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 13 '18 at 18:57
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 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 i7-3930K-$195
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 89.5
1-Core 101
2-Core 201
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 582
60% 483 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85
395GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 437 435 435 434 434 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 458
Mixed 396
SusWrite 430
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 49.2
151% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 1
52% 115 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 100%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25
768GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 191 192 189 192 191 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 194
Mixed 81.8
SusWrite 191
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 112%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$85
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 208 210 207 211 209 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 190
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 209
123% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 117%
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)
96.9% Outstanding
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 40.4
MC Mixed 34.4
109% 38.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 12.2
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 96.9%
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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $267
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Intel Core i5-13600K $260Nvidia RTX 4070 $549Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45
HDDRAMUSB
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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