Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics125% 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 Drive186% 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.
SystemAlienware Aurora R6  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07HV66
Memory24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180223
Uptime1 Days
Run DateSep 05 '18 at 12:18
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 140
2-Core 265
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 761
75% 613 Pts
64-Core 758
47% 758 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 120F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 195
Parallax 168
140% 178 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 170
Splatting 126
114% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC300 SK hy 1TB
719GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1007 1042 1058 1078 1048 1060 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
186% Outstanding
Read 938
Write 978
Mixed 790
SusWrite 1,049
212% 939 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 94.6
4K Mixed 46.4
160% 58.2 MB/s
DQ Read 829
DQ Write 737
DQ Mixed 811
601% 792 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 186%
Great: 188%
Crucial_CT2050MX300SSD1 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: M0CR050
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 371 339 272 281 278 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 120
Write 450
Mixed 352
SusWrite 315
71% 309 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 85.3
4K Mixed 38.2
118% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 298
228% 309 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 99%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
105GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 377 351 212 134 126 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 457
Mixed 371
SusWrite 259
88% 393 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 87.4
4K Mixed 45.2
155% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 353
267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
763GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 379 378 428 439 438 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 445
Mixed 357
SusWrite 403
94% 420 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 88
4K Mixed 44.9
155% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 355
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 108%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KYXC0V-MIB 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
81.2% Excellent
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 25.3
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 33.4
SC Mixed 26.5
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R6 Builds (Compare 2,124 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora R6

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