Alienware Aurora

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics19.7% 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.
Memory13GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 13GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04VWF2
Memory10.1 GB free of 13 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100209
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 28 '16 at 21:45
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-920-$90
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72% Very good
Memory 94.5
1-Core 70.7
2-Core 140
63% 102 Pts
4-Core 282
8-Core 323
39% 302 Pts
64-Core 346
21% 346 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 72%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5870
AMD(1002 0B00) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
19.7% Very poor
Lighting 27.4
Reflection 14.8
Parallax 25.2
22% 22.5 fps
MRender 13.1
Gravity 21
Splatting 18.7
15% 17.6 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 19.7%
Great: 20%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
361GB free
Firmware: 05.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 126
Write 116
Mixed 101
86% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.39
4K Mixed 0.31
87% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 69%
Hitachi HTS722020K9A300 200GB
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC4O Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
26.2% Poor
Read 38.2
Write 52.8
Mixed 43.8
34% 45 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.3
66% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 26.2%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 13GB
null MHz
1024, 2048, 1024, 4096, 1024, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
50.7% Above average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 18.6
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 11.3
SC Mixed 12.7
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 58.4
68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora Builds (Compare 505 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: Alienware Aurora

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $249
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