Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	45.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	118% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora-R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0FPV4P
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '18 at 15:38
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110 23,169 User benchmarks, average bench 72% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	75.6% Very good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 96.7 2-Core 200 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 323 8-Core 542 53% 433 Pts	64-Core 541 34% 541 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 (SLI Disabled) 5,438 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Nvidia(10DE 095B) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Lighting 64 Reflection 37 Parallax 43.2 52% 48.1 fps	MRender 49.4 Gravity 37.5 Splatting 34.9 32% 40.6 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 347GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 451 456 465 465 465 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 484 Mixed 409 SusWrite 456 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 54 174% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 134%
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 256GB 2,869 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 238GB free Firmware: DXM01D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 166 159 138 142 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 466 Write 291 Mixed 333 SusWrite 164 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 40.1 144% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 145 165% 283 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 107%
SSD 120GB 22,748 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 38GB free Firmware: SBFM91.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 222 225 227 227 226 MB/s Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	72% Very good	Read 247 Write 230 Mixed 208 SusWrite 224 51% 227 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 74.7 4K Mixed 31.3 131% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 156 128% 183 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 94%
PNY SSD2SC120G3LC709B121-490P 120GB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 112GB free Firmware: 560ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 118 119 115 118 122 MB/s Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	58.4% Above average	Read 211 Write 125 Mixed 174 SusWrite 112 35% 156 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 32.5 119% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 148 110% 147 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 67%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 923GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 25 26 26 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 30.8 Write 25.2 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 25.4 35% 26.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GB 6,584 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 31.4 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 12.4 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 62%

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Workstation 47%

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System: Alienware Aurora-R4

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	579x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	455x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	234x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	124x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	92x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	53x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	123x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples	58x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	54x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $271

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16