Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics69.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive91.6% 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 (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0FPV4P
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130925
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 07 '18 at 02:55
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 43%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Memory 87.9
1-Core 79.2
2-Core 198
70% 122 Pts
4-Core 313
8-Core 289
41% 301 Pts
64-Core 469
29% 469 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
PNY(196E 11A0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.4% Good
Lighting 82.5
Reflection 97.5
Parallax 94.9
67% 91.7 fps
MRender 89.8
Gravity 88.2
Splatting 91
74% 89.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
328GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 381 278 253 237 229 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Read 461
Write 436
Mixed 369
SusWrite 288
87% 389 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 53.5
4K Mixed 41.2
130% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 304
236% 323 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
2TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 189 188 191 190 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 152
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 189
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 109%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.4% Excellent
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 31.5
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 13.6
SC Mixed 13
35% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 69.7
57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,684 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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