Alienware Aurora-R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics107% 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 Drive93% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 046MHW
Memory2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110525
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 19 '18 at 00:18
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$194
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 92.3
1-Core 95.3
2-Core 187
74% 125 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 469
50% 397 Pts
64-Core 471
29% 471 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
107% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 187
Parallax 181
107% 166 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 176
Splatting 119
112% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 107%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
214GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 404 414 423 426 434 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 467
Mixed 354
SusWrite 409
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 54.3
4K Mixed 39.1
126% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 243
175% 224 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 93%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
369GB free
Firmware: JC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 119 119 120 119 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
68.4% Good
Read 119
Write 118
Mixed 69.2
SusWrite 119
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
188% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273DH0 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
51.2% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 15.7
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 17
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R3 Builds (Compare 331 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

System: Alienware Aurora-R3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $585
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