Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics126% 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 Drive83.6% 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.
Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07JNH0
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '18 at 20:50
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 71%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3960X
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 89.4
1-Core 104
2-Core 185
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 599
63% 506 Pts
64-Core 782
48% 782 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394
PNY(196E 1304) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 164
Parallax 177
142% 171 fps
MRender 182
Gravity 149
Splatting 108
116% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNJ512GCSU 512GB
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JURA0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 406 333 340 291 312 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Read 448
Write 391
Mixed 413
SusWrite 342
90% 398 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 67.6
4K Mixed 26.5
97% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 97.4
138% 256 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 107%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174
3.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 196 196 196 194 198 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 208
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 195
125% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.8
220% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 114%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 161 163 163 162 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 121
Mixed 77
SusWrite 162
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6D1 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 34
105% 36.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 12.6
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,686 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $262
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